Prime Supply Mine (LLC) purchased a silver deposit for $1.5…
Prime Supply Mine (LLC) purchased a silver deposit for $1.5 million. It estimated it would extract 500,000 ounces of silver from the deposit. Prime Supply mined the silver and sold it, reporting gross receipts of $1 million, $2.5 million, and $2 million for years 1-3 respectively. During years 1-3, Prime Supply reported net income (loss) from the silver deposit activity in the amount of $100,000, $300,000, and $1,000,000, respectively. The applicable percentage depletion for silver is 15%. In years 1-3, Prime Supply actually extracted 300,000 ounces of silver as follows: What is Prime Supply’s depletion expense for year 2?
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