Question

Bramble Company owns 9,000 acres of timberland purchased in 2006 at a cost of $1,540 per acre. At the time of purchase, the land without the timber was valued at $440 per acre. In 2007, Bramble built fire lanes and roads, with a life of 30 years, at a cost of $92,400. Every year, Bramble sprays to prevent disease at a cost of $3,300 per year and spends $7,700 to maintain the fire lanes and roads. During 2008, Bramble selectively logged and sold 770,000 board feet of timber, of the estimated 3,850,000 board feet. In 2009, Bramble planted new seedlings to replace the trees cut at a cost of $110,000.

A. Determine the depreciation expense and the cost of timber sold related to depletion for 2008. (Round intermediate calculations to 5 decimal places, e.g. 1.54687 and final answers to 0 decimal places, e.g. 5,125.)

B. Bramble has not logged since 2008. If Bramble logged and sold 990,000 board feet of timber in 2019, when the timber cruise (appraiser) estimated 5,500,000 board feet, determine the cost of timber sold related to depletion for 2019. (Round intermediate calculations to 5 decimal places, e.g. 1.54687 and final answers to 0 decimal places, e.g. 5,125.)

Answer 1

Calculation of Depletion in 2008
Total Board Feet		38,50,000.00
Sale of Board Feet		7,70,000.00
Cost of timber	(9000 acre*(1540-440))	99,00,000.00
Cost of timber per Board Feet		2.57143
Cost of timber of 7,70,000 Board Feet		19,80,000.00
Depletion in 2008		19,80,000.00
Remaining Value		79,20,000.00
Calculation of Depreciation
Fire Lane and Roads Cost		92,400.00
Life		30 years
Depeciation per year		3,080.00
Now in 2019, Total Cost of Timber
Cost after depletion in 2008		79,20,000.00
New Seedling Cost		1,10,000.00
Total Cost		80,30,000.00
No. of Board Feet in 2019		55,00,000.00
Cost per Board Feet		1.46000
Cost of 990,000 Board Feet		14,45,400.00
Depletion in 2019		14,45,400.00