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Chasteen Company Acquired Mineral Rights for $9,100,000

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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.

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