(Learning Objective 4: Accounting for natural resources, and the related expense)

Northeastern Energy Company’s balance sheet includes the asset Iron Ore. Northeastern Energy paid $2.5 million cash for a lease giving the fi rm the right to work a mine that contained an estimated 197,000 tons of ore. The company paid $65,000 to remove unwanted buildings from the land and $75,000 to prepare the surface for mining. Northeastern Energy also signed a $37,230 note payable to a landscaping company to return the land surface to its original condition after the lease ends. During the fi rst year, Northeastern Energy removed 33,500 tons of ore, which it sold on account for $35 per ton. Operating expenses for the fi rst year totaled

$250,000, all paid in cash. In addition, the company accrued income tax at the tax rate of 32%.

❙ Requirements 1. Record all of Northeastern Energy’s transactions for the year.

2. Prepare the company’s income statement for its iron ore operations for the fi rst year.

Evaluate the profi tability of the company’s operations.