On July $23$ of the current year, Dakota Mining Company pays $$7,111,440$ for land estimated to contain $8,568,000$ tons of recoverable ore. It installs and pays for machinery costing $$771,120$ on July $25.$ The company removes and sells $439,250$ 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.

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Required $A$

Required B

Required C$1$

Required C$2$

Required D$1$

Required D$2$

Prepare the journal entry to record the purchase of the land.

Journal entry worksheet

$1$

Record the cost of the ore mine of $$7,111,440$ cash.