National Mining Company purchased a mine,which holds an estimated 40,000 tons of iron ore,on January 1,2018,for $524,000.The mine is expected to have zero residual value.The business extracted and sold 13,500 tons of ore in 2018 and 11,800 tons of ore in 2019.What is the depletion expense for 2018? (Round any intermediate calculations to two decimal places,and your final answer to the nearest dollar.)

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Depletion per unit = (Cost - Residual value) / Estimated total units
Depletion per unit = ($524,000 - $0) / 40,000 tons = $13.10 per ton
Depletion expense = Depletion per unit × Number of units extracted
Depletion expense for year 2018 = $13.10 × 13,500 tons = $176,850

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