Chapter 09 – Long-Term Assets: Fixed and Intangible
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a debit to Accumulated Depletion for $175,000
a credit to Accumulated Depletion for $350,000
Depletion Rate = Cost of Resource / Estimated Total Units of Resource = $500,000 /
1,000,000 tons = $0.50
Depletion Expense = Depletion Rate × Quantity Extracted = $0.50 × 350,000 tons =
$175,000
The entry to record the depletion would include a debit to Depletion Expense for
$175,000.
Bloom’s: Remembering
Easy
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ACCT.ACBSP.APC.13 – Long-term Assets Reporting
ACCT.AICPA.FN.03 – Measurement
BUSPROG: Analytic
101. The natural resources of some companies include
timber, metal ores, and minerals
timber, equipment, and patents
minerals, trademarks, and land
metal ores, copyrights, and supplies
Easy
Bloom’s: Remembering
FNMN.WAJO.19.09–04 – LO: 09–04
ACCT.ACBSP.APC.13 – Long-term Assets Reporting
ACCT.AICPA.FN.03 – Measurement
BUSPROG: Analytic
102. The Weber Company purchased a mining site for $1,600,000 on July 1. The company expects to mine ore for the
next 10 years and anticipates that a total of 400,000 tons will be recovered. During the first year, the company extracted
6,500 tons of ore. The depletion expense is