On April 2, 2011, Idaho Mining Co. pays $4,574,900 for an ore deposit containing 1,541,000 tons. The company installs machinery in the mine costing $215,900, with an estimated seven-year life and no salvage value. The machinery will be abandoned when the ore is completely mined. Idaho begins mining on May 1, 2011, and mines and sells 138,600 tons of ore during the remaining eight months of 2011. Prepare the December 31, 2011, entries to record both the ore deposit depletion and the mining machinery depreciation. Mining machinery depreciation should be in proportion to the mine’s depletion. (Round the cost per ton to 2 decimal places.)

On April 2, 2011, Idaho Mining Co. pays $4,574,900 for an ore deposit containing 1,541,000 tons. The company installs machinery in the mine costing $215,900, with an estimated seven-year life and no salvage value. The machinery will be abandoned when the ore is completely mined. Idaho begins mining on May 1, 2011, and mines and sells 138,600 tons of ore during the remaining eight months of 2011.

  

Prepare the December 31, 2011, entries to record both the ore deposit depletion and the mining machinery depreciation. Mining machinery depreciation should be in proportion to the mine’s depletion. (Round the cost per ton to 2 decimal places.)

 

Explanation:

To record depletion: [$4,574,900/1,541,000 tons = $2.97 per ton; 138,600 tons × $2.97 = $411,642].

To record depreciation: [$215,900/1,541,000 tons = $0.14 per ton; 138,600 tons × $0.14 = $19,404]. It's for education blog, it help the students to learn the concepts. Thanks