The Weber Company purchased a mining site for $580,128 on July 1. The company expects to mine ore for the next 10 years and anticipates that a total of 85,978 tons will be recovered. During the first year the company extracted 4,283 tons of ore. The depletion expense is a.$28,910.25 b.$53,500.20 c.$45,126.00 d.$26,651.16

7. Copper Mines, Inc (CMI) . purchased property for the purpose of extracting copper ore. CMl paid $3,500,000 for the property plus $100,000 closing costs. CMl estimates it will be able to extract 800,000 tons of copper ore from the property over the next 10 years. The actual number of tons of copper ore extracted during the next ten years are as follows: 95,000 tons each in years 1,2,3; 80,000 tons each of years 4,5,6&7; and 75,000 tons each of years 8,9,& 10. It is believed that after 10 years the extractable ore will have been removed and the land will be useful for cattle grazing with an estimated value of $200,000. What is the amount of expense related to the ore extraction to be recognized for year 8? a) b) c) d) e) 318,750 330,000 340,000 350,000 360,000

Pharoah Company purchased for $4,543,000 a mine that is estimated to have 45,430,000 tons of ore and no salvage value. In the first year, 14,040,000 tons of ore are extracted. (a1) Calculate depletion cost per unit. (Round answer to 2 decimal places, e.g. 0.50.) Depletion cost per unit $ per ton Save for Later (a2) The parts of this question must be completed in order. This part will be available when you complete the part above.

12.    On July 23 of the current year, Dakota Mining Company pays $7,398,720 for land estimated to contain 8,808,000 tons of recoverable ore. It installs and pays for machinery costing $968,880 on July 25. The company removes and sells 451,000 tons of ore during its first five months of operations ending on December 31. Depreciation of the machinery is in proportion to the mine's depletion as the machinery will be abandoned after the ore is mined.   Required:Prepare entries to record the following.(a) The purchase of the land.(b) The cost and installation of machinery.(c) The first five months' depletion assuming the land has a net salvage value of zero after the ore is mined.(d) The first five months' depreciation on the machinery.