Prepare entries to record the following do not round your

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On July 23 of the current year, Dakota Mining Co. pays $5,719,680 for land estimated to contain 7,944,000 tons of recoverable ore. It installs machinery costing $714,960 that has a 10-year life and no salvage value and is capable of mining the ore deposit in eight years. The machinery is paid for on July 25, seven days before mining operations begin. The company removes and sells 407,000 tons of ore during its first five months of operations ending on December 31. Depreciation of the machinery is in proportion to the mine's depletion as the machinery will be abandoned after the ore is mined.

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Prepare entries to record the following (Do not round your intermediate calculations. Round your answer to the nearest dollar amount. Omit the "$" sign in your response):

(a) To record the purchase of the land.
(b) To record the cost and installation of machinery.
(c) To record the first five months' depletion assuming the land has a net salvage value of zero after the ore is mined.
(d) To record the first five months' depreciation on the machinery.

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