(c) If Whispering plants five seedlings at a cost of $4 per seedling for each tree cut, how should Whispering treat the reforestation? Whispering should the cost of $

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Whispering Company owns a 7,000-acre tract of timber purchased in 2006 at a cost of $1,417 per acre. At the time of
purchase, the land was estimated to have a value of $317 per acre without the timber. Whispering Company has not
logged this tract since it was purchased. In 2020, Whispering had the timber cruised. The cruise (appraiser) estimated
that each acre contained 8,720 board feet of timber. In 2020, Whispering built 10 miles of roads at a cost of $8,400 per
mile. After the roads were completed, Whispering logged and sold 3,815 trees containing 926,500 board feet.
(a)
Your answer is correct.
Determine the cost of timber sold related to depletion for 2020. (Round answer to 0 decimal places, e.g.
5,125.)
(b)
Cost of timber sold $
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Your answer is correct.
Depreciation expense $
116875
If Whispering depreciates the logging roads on the basis of timber cut, determine the depreciation expense for
2020. (Round answer to 0 decimal places, e.g. 5,125.)
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Transcribed Image Text:Whispering Company owns a 7,000-acre tract of timber purchased in 2006 at a cost of $1,417 per acre. At the time of purchase, the land was estimated to have a value of $317 per acre without the timber. Whispering Company has not logged this tract since it was purchased. In 2020, Whispering had the timber cruised. The cruise (appraiser) estimated that each acre contained 8,720 board feet of timber. In 2020, Whispering built 10 miles of roads at a cost of $8,400 per mile. After the roads were completed, Whispering logged and sold 3,815 trees containing 926,500 board feet. (a) Your answer is correct. Determine the cost of timber sold related to depletion for 2020. (Round answer to 0 decimal places, e.g. 5,125.) (b) Cost of timber sold $ eTextbook and Media Your answer is correct. Depreciation expense $ 116875 If Whispering depreciates the logging roads on the basis of timber cut, determine the depreciation expense for 2020. (Round answer to 0 decimal places, e.g. 5,125.) eTextbook and Media Assistance Used Attempts: 2 of 15 used 1,275 Attempts: 4 of 15 used
(c)
If Whispering plants five seedlings at a cost of $4 per seedling for each tree cut, how should Whispering treat the
reforestation?
Whispering should
the cost of $
Transcribed Image Text:(c) If Whispering plants five seedlings at a cost of $4 per seedling for each tree cut, how should Whispering treat the reforestation? Whispering should the cost of $
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