Reference no: EM133633896
Calculating Depletion, Depreciation, and Ending Inventory
Atlas Company purchased the rights to a copper mine for $5,400,000 on January 1. The mine is expected to provide 1,260,000 tons of copper. Atlas also purchased equipment on June 30 for $108,000 (residual value $9,000) that will be used for this mine and other projects. The equipment's estimated useful life is 6 years. During the year, the company extracted 90,000 tons of copper and sold 54,000 tons.
a. Calculate depletion for the year.
Annual depletion: $Answer
b. Calculate depreciation expense for the year assuming the company uses straight-line depreciation.
Note: Round your final answer to the nearest dollar.
Depreciation expense: $Answer
c. Determine ending inventory of copper for this year.