On March 31, 2018, M. Belotti purchased the right to remove gravel from an old rock quarry. The gravel is to be sold as roadbed for highway construction. The cost of the quarry rights was $226,800, with estimated salable rock of 27,000 tons. During 2018, Belotti loaded and sold 5,300 tons of rock and estimated that 21,700 tons remained at December 31, 2018. At January 1, 2019, Belotti estimated that 10,600 tons still remained. During 2019, Belotti loaded and sold 15,900 tons. Belotti uses the units-of-production method. Belotti would record depletion in 2018 of: (Do not round depletion rate per ton)

Multiple Choice

• $44,155.

• $55,394.

• $33,390.

• $44,520.