Question

Rocky Mountain Mining paid $602,800 for the right to extract mineral assets from a 300,000-ton deposit. In addition to the purchase price, Rocky also paid a $400 filing fee, a $1,800 license fee to the state of Nevada, and $55,000 for a geological survey of the property. Because Rocky purchased the rights to the minerals only and did not purchase the land, it expects the asset to have zero residual value. During the first year, Rocky removed and sold 20,000 tons of the minerals. Make journal entries to record (a) purchase of the minerals (debit Minerals), (b) payment of fees and other costs, and (c) depletion for the first year. (Record debits first, then credits. Select the explanation on the last line of the journal entry table.) Begin by journalizing (a) the purchase of the minerals (debit Mineral asset). (Do not record payment for any additional costs associated with the minerals. We will do this in entry b.) Date Accounts and Explanation Debit Credit a.

Answer 1

Answer
the following are the required journal entries:
Date	Accounts and explanation	Debit	Credit
a.	Minerals a/c	$602,800
	........To Cash a/c		$602,800
	(To record cash paid to acquire minerals)
b.	Minerals a/c	$ 57,200
	.............To Cash a/c		$ 57,200
	(To record cash paid for various costs, $400, $1,800 , $55,000)
c.	Depletion expense a/c	$ 44,000
	...........To Accumulated Depletion - minerals a/c		$ 44,000
	(depletion expense =[ ($602,800 + $57,200) / 300,000 tons] *20,000 tons =>$44,000