At the beginning of the year, the Kelvin Company owned equipment that appeared on its balance sheet as such:
Equipment $7,000,000
Accumulated Depreciation ($2,000,000)
The equipment was purchased two years ago and assigned a useful life of six years and a salvage value of $1,000,000. During the first month of the year, Kelvin made modifications to the equipment that increased its remaining useful life from four years to five years. Its salvage value remained unchanged. The cost of these modifications was $50,000. What would be the balance in the accumulated depreciation account of this equipment on 12/31 of that year?
a. $2,760,000
b. $3,000,000
c. $810,000
d. $2,000,000
On January 3, 20X1, Jewels Inc. purchases a South American mine found to be rich in amethyst for $560,000. Once all the amethyst has been removed, the land is estimated to be worth only $100,000. Experts predict that the mine contains 4,000 pounds of amethyst. Jewels plans on completing the extraction process in four years. No amethyst was extracted during 20X1. What would accumulated depletion be on 12/31/X1?
a. $115,000
b. $115
c. $140
d. $0