On July 23 of the current year, Dakota Mining Co. pays $4,715,000 for land estimated to contain 5,125,000 tons of recoverable ore. It installs and pays for machinery costing $410,000 on July 25. The company removes and sells 480,000 tons of ore during its first five months of operations ending on December 31. Depreciation of the machinery is in proportion to the mines 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.

Record the first five months' depletion assuming the land has a net salvage value of zero after the ore is mined. (Round your "Depletion per ton" answer to 2 decimal places and round all other answers to the nearest whole dollar.)

Select formula for Units of Production Depletion:
Calculate depletion expense:
Depletion per ton	$512,500.00
Tonnage
Depletion expense

Record the year-end adjusting entry for the depletion expense of ore mine.

• Record the year-end adjusting entry for the depreciation expense of the machinery.

Note: Enter debits before credits.

Date	General Journal	Debit	Credit
Dec 31

Record the first five months' depreciation on the machinery. (Round your "Depreciation per ton" answer to 2 decimal places and round all other answers to the nearest whole dollar.)

Select formula for Units of Production Depreciation:
Calculate Depreciation expense:
Depreciation per ton
Tonnage
Depreciation expense