Swifty Company incurred $551000 of research and development cost in its laboratory to develop a patent granted on January 1, 2027. On July 31, 2027, Swifty paid $83600 for legal fees in a successful defense of the patent. The total amount debited to Patents through July 31, 2027, is

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In January 2021, Blossom Corporation purchased a patent for a new consumer product for $558900. At the time of purchase, the patent was valid for fifteen years. Due to the competitive nature of the product, however, the patent was estimated to have a useful life of only ten years. In 2026 the product was determined to be obsolete due to a competitor's new product. What amount should Blossom report on the income statement during 2026 related to the patent, assuming straight-line amortization is recorded at the company's December 31 year-end? $35890 O $279450 O $578900 O $179450

Advanced Technological Devices Inc. acquired a patent for $130,000. It spent an additional $19,400 successfully defending the patent in legal proceedings. Required: Determine the cost of the patent.

On January 2, 2023, Blossom Corp. bought a trademark from Cullumber Inc. for $117000. An independent research company estimated that the remaining useful life of the trademark was 25 years. At this time, the trademark's net book value in Cullumber's records was $174000. Because the trademark had a demonstrated limited life beyond 25 years, Blossom decided to amortize the trademark over the maximum period, straight-line with no residual. In Blossom's (calendar) 2023 income statement, what amount should be reported as amortization expense for this trademark? O $6492 O $6960 O $4680 O $5850

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On April 1, 2020, the Tech Corp. acquired a patent for $162,000. This patent has an estimated useful life of 12 years with an estimated residual value of $18,000. Required: a. In determining the 12-year useful life of this patent, what two lives of the patent did Tech consider? b. Which of these two lives did Tech use as the patent's useful life or is that determinable? c. Make the December 31, 2020, entry for Tech to record the 2020 amortization of this patent in the manner that Tech would have to use in this class. d. What will be the book value of this patent on the December 31, 2023, balance sheet? 14 010 120m 20 1

During 2021, Grouper Corporation spent $152,640 in research and development costs. As a result, a new product called the New Age Piano was patented. The patent was obtained on October 1, 2021, and had a legal life of 20 years and a useful life of 10 years. Legal costs of $28,080 related to the patent were incurred as of October 1, 2021. (a) Your answer is partially correct. Prepare all journal entries required in 2021 and 2022 as a result of the transactions above. (Credit account titles are automatically indented when amount is entered. Do not indent manually. If no entry is required, select "No Entry" for the account titles and enter O for the amounts. List all debit entries before credit entries. Record entries in the order displayed in the problem statement.) Date 2021 2021 2021 Account Titles and Explanation Research and Development Expense Cash (To record research and development expenses) Legal Fees Expense Cash (To record legal expenses) Amortization Expense Debit 152640 28080…

R Company registered a patent on January 1, 2015. P Company purchased the patent from R Company for $450,000 on January 1, 2020, and began to amortize the patent over its remaining legal life. In early 2021, P Company determined that the patent's economic benefits would last only until the end of 2025. What amount should P Company record for patent amortization in 2021? $30,000 $70,000 $90,000 $84,000

Carla Vista Corporation purchased a patent for $12750 on September 1, 2019. It had a useful life of 10 years. On January 1, 2021, Carla Vista spent $28000 to successfully defend the patent in a lawsuit. Carla Vista feels that as of that date, the remaining useful life is 5 years. What amount should be reported for patent amortization expense for 2021? $27700. $28550. $22100. $26000.