Answer:
Fortune Drilling Company
Journal Entry:
Debit Depletion Expense $1,350,000
Credit Accumulated Depletion $1,350,000
To record the first year's expense.
Explanation:
a) Data and Calculations:
Acquisition cost of mineral deposit = $5,900,000
Additional costs incurred = $600,000
Total costs of mine = $6,500,000
Estimated mineral deposit = 2,000,000 tons
Estimated years of extraction = 5 years
First year's extraction quantity = 418,000
Expenses for the first year = 418,000/2,000,000 * $6,500,000
= $1,350,000
Analysis:
Depletion Expense $1,350,000 Accumulated Depletion $1,350,000
