E11-21B (Depletion ComputationsTimber) Fisk Company owns a 8000-acre tract of ti

    E11-21B (Depletion ComputationsTimber) Fisk Company owns a 8000-acre tract of timber purchased in 2007 at a cost of $1500 per acre. At the time of purchase the land was estimated to have a value of $500 per acre without the timber. Fisk Company has not logged this tract since it was purchased. In 2014 Fisk had the timber cruised. The cruise (appraiser) estimated that each acre contained 5000 board feet of timber. In 2014 Fisk built 10 miles of roads at a cost of $8000 per mile. After the roads were completed Fisk logged and sold 3500 trees containing 1000000 board feet.Instructions(a) Determine the cost of timber sold related to depletion for 2014.(b) If Fisk depreciates the logging roads on the basis of timber cut determine the depreciation expense for 2014.(c) If Fisk plants five seedlings at a cost of $2 per seedling for each tree cut how should Fisk treat the reforestation?

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