Sequoia Purchased the Rights to Cut Timber on Several Tracts

question 44

Essay

Sequoia purchased the rights to cut timber on several tracts of land over a fifteen-year period. It paid $500,000 for cutting rights. A timber engineer estimates that 500,000 board feet of timber will be cut. During the current year, Sequoia cut 45,000 board feet of timber, which it sold for $900,000. What is Sequoia's cost depletion expense for the current year?

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Check Register

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Outstanding Checks

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Service Charge

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