In: Accounting
| CALCULATION OF THE DEPLETION PER TONS | |||||
| Purchase Cost of Mine = | $ 4,20,00,000 | ||||
| Less: Residual Value | $ 11,00,000 | ||||
| Net Value for Depletion = | $ 4,09,00,000 | ||||
| Total expected production | 97,00,000 | Units | |||
| Depreciation per Tone = | $ 4.22 | Per Ton | |||
| (40,900,000 / 9,700,000 Tons) | |||||
| CALCULATION OF THE DEPLETION | |||||
| Years | Units of Activity | X Depletion per tons | = Annual Value of Depletion | Accumulated Depletion | Book Value |
| YeaR 1 | 60,000 | $ 4.22 | $ 2,52,990 | $ 2,52,990 | $ 4,17,47,010 |
| Answer = a) | |||||
| Record the depletion for the year 1 | |||||
| Journal Entries | |||||
| Date | Account Title and explanation | Debit | Credit | ||
| Year 1 | Depletion | $ 2,52,990 | |||
| To Accumulated Depletion | $ 2,52,990 | ||||
| (To Record the Depletion of the year) | |||||
| Answer B) | |||||
| SALTER MINING COMPANY | |||||
| PARTIAL BALANCE SHEET | |||||
| Northern Tier Mine | $ 4,20,00,000 | ||||
| Less: Accumlated Depletion | $ 2,52,990 | ||||
| $ 4,17,47,010 | |||||