Zabrinski Company purchased oil rights on July 1, 2014 for $3,200,000. If 200,000 barrels of oil are expected to be extracted over the asset's life and 30,000 barrels are extracted and sold in 2014, the amount of depletion expense recorded on December 31, 2014 would be:

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The depletion expense is calculated by dividing the purchase cost by the total expected barrels and then multiplying by the barrels extracted. ($3,200,000 / 200,000 barrels) * 30,000 barrels = $480,000.

Zabrinski Company Purchased Oil Rights on July 1, 2014 for $3,200,000