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Last Chance Mine (LCM) purchased a coal deposit for $2,720,000. It estimated it would extract 20,000 tons of coal from the deposit. LCM mined the coal and sold it, reporting gross receipts of $1.45 million, $6 million, and $4.6 million for years 1 through 3, respectively. During years 13, LCM reported net income (loss) from the coal deposit activity in the amount of ($14,000), $627,500, and $445,000, respectively. In years 13, LCM extracted 21,000 tons of coal as follows:

(1) Tons of Coal	(2) Basis	Depletion (2)(1) Rate	Tons Extracted per Year
Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
20,000	$2,720,000	$136.00	4,850	11,300	4,850

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a. What is LCM's cost depletion for years 1, 2, and 3?

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