Bricktown Exchange purchases a copyright for $50,000. The copyright has a remaining legal life of 25 years, but only an expected useful life of five years with no residual value. Assume the company uses the straight-line method to record amortization. What is the carrying value of the copyright at the end of the first year?

Bricktown Exchange purchases a copyright for $50,000. The copyright has a remaining legal life of 25 years, but only an expected useful life of five years with no residual value. Assume the company uses the straight-line method to record amortization. What is the carrying value of the copyright at the end of the first year?

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