Chapter 11, Problem 11.7BE

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Meet Resources purchased land on March 1, 2018, at a cost of $920,000. It estimated that a total of 60,000 tons of mineral was available for mining. After extracting all the natural resources, the company will be required to restore the property to its original condition due to environmental regulations. It estimates the fair value of this restoration obligation at $120,000. The company expects to sell the property afterwards for $130,000. Before beginning mining operations, the company incurred developmental costs of $250,000. During 2018, the company extracted 30,000 tons of resources. It sold 22,000 tons. Compute the following information for 2018: a) Per unit mineral cost b) Total material cost of December 31, 2018, inventory c) Total material cost in cost of goods sold at December 31, 2018