Extract Corporation, a publicly traded mining company, acquires a mine at a cost of $500,000. Capitalized development

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Extract Corporation, a publicly traded mining company, acquires a mine at a cost of $500,000. Capitalized development costs total $125,000. After the mine is depleted, $75,000 will be spent to restore the property, after which it can be sold for $ 157,500. Extract estimates that 5,000 tonnes of ore can be mined. Assuming that 900 tonnes are extracted in the first year, prepare the journal entry to record depletion.
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Intermediate Accounting

ISBN: 978-0176509736

10th Canadian Edition, Volume 1

Authors: Donald Kieso, Jerry Weygandt, Terry Warfield, Nicola Young,

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