Horngren's Financial & Managerial Accounting, The Financial Chapters (Book & Access Card)
Horngren's Financial & Managerial Accounting, The Financial Chapters (Book & Access Card)
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ISBN: 9780134078939
Author: Tracie L. Miller-Nobles, Brenda L. Mattison, Ella Mae Matsumura
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 9, Problem 9.39BP
To determine

Depletion: It refers to the process of proportionately distributing the cost of the extracting natural resources such as coal, mines, and petroleum from the earth to the number of units extracted. The following is the formula to calculate the depletion expense:

Depletion Cost per Unit = Cost of the asset  Residual valueEstimated Number of Units

Depletion Expense=(Depletion Cost per Unit × Number of units Extracted and Sold)

To record: the journal entry for the purchase of oil reserves.

To determine

To record: the journal entry for the additional cost related to oil and gas properties.

To determine

To record: the journal entry for the depletion expense for oil and gas properties.

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Horngren's Financial & Managerial Accounting, The Financial Chapters (Book & Access Card)

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