Chasteen Company acquired mineral rights for $9,100,000. The mineral deposit is estimated at 65,000,000 tons. During the current year, 18,375,000 tons were mined and sold.?

Required
(a)Determine the amount of depletion expense for the current year.
(b)Journalize the adjusting entry to recognize the depletion expense.

Depletion Expense

The allocation of the cost of natural resources over their useful life, often used in industries like mining, quarrying, or oil extraction.

Mineral Rights

Legal entitlements that grant the holder the ability to mine, extract, or exploit minerals from the land.

Adjusting Entry

Journal entries made at the end of an accounting period to allocate income and expenditure to the period in which they actually occurred.