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“WEEK 8”

Neutral Site

The expenditure of 28,000,000 dollars associated with evaluation and exploration is

required to be C/F (carry forward) to 2020, which is the next year based upon the given

proportion (seventy-percent of PPE and the remaining amount is related to the company’s

intangible assets. This is because the site that is neutral has still on the stage, which gives

permission to a reasonable evaluation in the initial period, and also the main and active

operations in the interest area are still ongoing. Therefore, the following entry is needed to be

mentioned:

Debit: PPE 19,600,000 dollars

Assets (intangible) 8,400,000 dollars

Credit: Bank 28,000,000 dollars

Undesirable Site

The expenditure of 20,000,000 dollars associated with evaluation and exploration are

required to be written off in the year 2019 according to the method named interest area. The

reason is that the site has no more restrictions. Therefore, the following entry must be passed:

Debit: Account of Expense 20,000,000 dollars

Credit: Bank 20,000,000 dollars

Desirable Site
The cost connected to evaluation and exploration is 25,000,000 dollars, which is needed

to be C/F to the coming year (2020) on the same basis as mentioned in the neutral site. This is

required because the discovery of oil took place in the year 2020 at this site. The following entry

will be posted:

Debit: PPE 17,500,000 dollars

Assets (intangible) 7,500,000 dollars

Credit: Bank 25,000,000 dollars

Also, the cost of development amounting to 48,000,000 dollars incurred in 2020 at this

site, which is needed to be written off on the basis of production. Most of the amount related to

this expense is associated with PPE and the remaining relates to the assets that are intangible.

Another journal entry is required to be recorded in the general journal, which is given below:

Debit: PPE 32,000,000 dollars

Assets (intangible) 16,000,000 dollars

Credit: Bank 48,000,000 dollars

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