Caropola is a drilling company that operates an offshore Oilfield in Feeland. Five yearsago, Maine had a major oil discovery and granted licenses to drill oil to reputable,experienced drilling companies. The licensing agreement requires the company toremove the oil rig at the end of production and restore the seabed. 90% ofthe eventual costs of undertaking the work relate to the removal of the oil rig andrestoration of damage caused by building it and ten percent arise through theextraction of the oil. At the Statement of Financial Position date (December 312025), the rig has been constructed but no oil has been extractedOn January 1st 2023, Caropola obtained the license to construct an oil rig at a cost of$500 million. Two years later the oil rig was completed. The rig is expected to beremoved in 20 years from the date of acquisition. The estimated eventual cost is 100million. The company’s cost of capital is 10% and its year end is December 31st. This companyuses straight line depreciation for its non-current assets. Prepare the necessary journal entries for the years ended December 2023, 2024& 2025

Caropola is a drilling company that operates an offshore Oilfield in Feeland. Five yearsago, Maine had a major oil discovery and granted licenses to drill oil to reputable,experienced drilling companies. The licensing agreement requires the company toremove the oil rig at the end of production and restore the seabed. 90% ofthe eventual costs of undertaking the work relate to the removal of the oil rig andrestoration of damage caused by building it and ten percent arise through theextraction of the oil. At the Statement of Financial Position date (December 312025), the rig has been constructed but no oil has been extractedOn January 1st 2023, Caropola obtained the license to construct an oil rig at a cost of$500 million. Two years later the oil rig was completed. The rig is expected to beremoved in 20 years from the date of acquisition. The estimated eventual cost is 100million. The company’s cost of capital is 10% and its year end is December 31st. This companyuses straight line depreciation for its non-current assets. Prepare the necessary journal entries for the years ended December 2023, 2024& 2025

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