Weaver Mining Company Purchased a Site Containing a Mineral Deposit

question 31

Essay

Weaver Mining Company purchased a site containing a mineral deposit in 20C. The purchase price was $820,000, and the site is estimated to contain 400,000 tons of extractable ore. Weaver constructed a building at the site, at a cost of $500,000, to be used while the ore is being extracted. When the ore reserves are gone, the building will have no further value.
Required:
1. Explain the purpose for recording depletion on natural resources.
2. Calculate Weaver's depletion rate per ton of ore for this deposit.
3. Make the journal entry to record depletion for the year 20C, when Weaver mined and sold 150,00 tons of ore.
4. Make the journal entry to record depreciation on the building for 20C. Weaver calculates depreciation on the building using the units of production method based on the amount of ore extracted (150,000 tons in 20C).

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