Depletion (Learning Objective 7) 20–25 min.

Ewing Oil Company’s balance sheet includes three assets: Natural Gas, Oil, and Coal Reserves. Suppose Ewing Oil Company paid $4.8 million in cash for the right to work a mine with an estimated 400,000 tons of coal. Assume the company paid $40,000 to remove unwanted buildings from the land and $55,000 to prepare the surface for mining.

Further, assume that Ewing Oil Company signed a $65,000 note payable to a company that will return the land surface to its original condition after the mining ends. During the first year, Ewing Oil Company removed 68,000 tons of coal, which it sold on account for

$22 per ton. Operating expenses for the first year totaled $315,000, all paid in cash.

Requirements 1. Record all of Ewing Oil Company’s transactions, including depletion, for the first year.
2. Prepare the company’s income statement for its coal operations for the first year.AppendixLO1