On July 23 of the current year, Dakota Mining Co. pays $7,112,880 for land estim

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On July 23 of the current year, Dakota Mining Co. pays $7,112,880 for land estimated to contain 7,992,000 tons of recoverable ore. It installs machinery costing $559,440 that has a 10-year life and no salvage value and is capable of mining the ore deposit in eight years. The machinery is paid for on July 25, seven days before mining operations begin. The company removes and sells 408,750 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. (Do not round your intermediate calculations.):

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Debit Credit Jul-23 Mineral deposit 7,112,880 Cash (To record the purchase of the land) Jul-25 Machinery 559,440 Cash 559,440 (To record the cost and installation of machinery) Dec-31 Depletion expense—Mineral deposit 363,787.50 Accumulated depletion—Mineral deposit 363,787.50 (7,112,880/7,992,000 = 0.89); 408,750 * 0.89 = 363,787.50 (To record depletion) Dec-31 Depletion expense—Mineral deposit 28,612.50 Accumulated depletion—Mineral deposit 28,612.50 7559,440/7,992,000 = 0.07; 408750*0.07 = 28,612.50 (To record depreciation)

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