Montana Mining Company pays $4,144, 270 for an ore deposit containing 1,446, 000 tons. The company installs machinery in the mine costing $156, 600. Both the ore and machinery will have no salvage value after the ore is completely mined. Montana mines and sells 150,700 tons of ore during the year. Prepare the December 31 year-end entries to record both the ore deposit depletion and the mining machinery depreciation. Mining machinery depreciation should be in proportion to the mine's depletion.
Depreciation Methods
The word "depreciation" is defined as an accounting method wherein the cost of tangible assets is spread over its useful life and it usually denotes how much of the assets value has been used up. The depreciation is usually considered as an operating expense. The main reason behind depreciation includes wear and tear of the assets, obsolescence etc.
Depreciation Accounting
In terms of accounting, with the passage of time the value of a fixed asset (like machinery, plants, furniture etc.) goes down over a specific period of time is known as depreciation. Now, the question comes in your mind, why the value of the fixed asset reduces over time.
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