The Three Types of Costs Incurred in Coal Production Are

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Essay

The three types of costs incurred in coal production are acquisition costs (costs to acquire the coal rich lands plus the present value of future cash flows necessary to restore the sites minus the cost of the land),exploration costs (costs of mining),and development costs (pipes,roads,and so on,to extract and transport the coal to customers).
Required:
Should each of these costs be capitalized or expensed? Explain.

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Definitions:

Reversing Entries

These are journal entries made at the beginning of an accounting period to reverse or cancel out adjusting entries made at the end of the previous accounting period.

Adjusting Entries

Records in finance completed upon the conclusion of an economic term to apportion gains and expenditures to the era in which they authentically occurred.

Accrued Assets

Assets that are recognized on the balance sheet before they have been received or realized, often relating to income not yet received.

Reversing Entries

Journal entries made at the beginning of an accounting period to reverse or cancel out adjusting entries from the end of the previous period, simplifying the record of new transactions.