A Company Purchased an Oil Well for $25 Million with a Residual

question 20

Multiple Choice

A company purchased an oil well for $25 million with a residual value of $500,000.It is estimated that 10 million barrels can be extracted from the well.Determine depletion expense assuming 3 million barrels are extracted and sold.

• A)$7,350,000
• B)$7,500,000
• C)$5,000,000
• D)$7,650,000

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