Problem 8-7A (20 minutes)
a.
Mineral Deposit ……………………………………………………
Cash ……………………………………………………….
To record purchase of mineral deposit.
Machinery ……………………………………………………….
Cash ……………………………………………………….
To record costs of machinery.
Depletion Expense—Mineral Deposit ……………………
Accum. Depletion—Mineral Deposit ……..…………
To record depletion [$4,715,000/
5,125,000 tons = $0.92 per ton.
480,000 tons x $0.92 = $441,600].
Depreciation Expense—Machinery …………….…………
Accum. Depreciation—Machinery ………..…………
To record depreciation [$410,000/
5,125,000 tons = $0.08 per ton.
480,000 tons x $0.08 = $38,400].
Analysis Component
Similarities—Amortization, depletion, and depreciation are similar in that
they are all methods of allocating costs of long-term assets to the periods
that benefit from their use.
Differences—They are different in that they apply to different types of long–
term assets: amortization applies to intangible assets with (definite) useful
lives; depletion applies to natural resources; and depreciation applies to
plant assets. Also, amortization is typically computed using the straight–
line method, whereas the units-of-production method is routinely used in
depletion.