Chapter 10, Problem 10.35E

1.

To determine

Full-Cost method and Successful efforts method:

The oil and gas exploration costs can be accounted by using two generally accepted methods which are as follows:

• Full-cost method: The costs which are incurred in discovering the oil and gas within a specific geographical will be capitalized as assets, and they will be recorded as expenses in the future period under the full-cost method.
•  Successful efforts method: The exploration costs which have not resulted in discovering the oil or gas will be expensed in the same accounting period in which they are incurred under this method.

To Prepare: A summary journal entry to record the indicated costs assuming that Company M uses the full-cost method of accounting for exploration costs.

2.

To determine

To Prepare: A summary journal entry to record the indicated costs assuming that Company M uses the successful efforts method of accounting for exploration costs.