WEEK 8 - Acc
WEEK 8 - Acc
WEEK 8 - Acc
Neutral Site
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:
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:
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:
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: