A company purchased a tract of land for its natural resources at a cost of $1,830,800. It expects to mine 2,120,000 tons of ore from this land. The salvage value of the land is expected to be $262,000. The depletion expense per ton of ore is:

A.) $8.092.

B.) $0.740

C.) $0.987.

D.) $6.988.

E.) $0.864.