
Natural Resources:
Natural resources are those resources that are naturally available and are not manmade. They are the assets that are physically consumed when used. Examples are minerals, oil, timber and gas fields.
Depletion:
The process related to allocation of the cost of natural resources is called Depletion. Depletion is similar to the units of production
Journal entries are the transactions of quantitative nature that are made in the books of accounts to record every transaction that happens in the business in the chronological order.
Accounting rules for journal entries:
- To Increase balance of the account: Debit assets, expenses, losses and credit all liabilities, capital, revenue and gains.
- To Decrease balance of the account: Credit assets, expenses, losses and debit all liabilities, capital, revenue and gains.
To Prepare: Journal entries.

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