Financial & Managerial Accounting
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Chapter 9, Problem 9.20EX
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Patent: Patent is a right that is exclusively granted by the Government to an individual or firm to process or design, to make, use or sell its invention for a limited period. It protects the right of the inventor from doing so by any other individual till the granted period expires.
Amortization: Itis the process of allocating the value of the intangible assets over its definite estimated useful life.
To determine: the patent amortization expense for the Year 4 ended December 31.
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To determine
To Journalize: the
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a. How much would Lexicon record as amortization expense for this patent for the year ending December 31, 20x5?
b. How much is the carrying of the patent on December 31, 20x5?
Kleen Company acquired patent rights on January 10 of Year 1 for $344,000. The patent has a useful life equal to its legal life of eight years. On January 7 of Year 4, Kleen successfully defended the patent in a lawsuit at a cost of $17,000.
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a. Determine the patent amortization expense for Year 4 ended December 31.$fill in the blank 88c643fcdfe1040_1
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For intangible assets with finite lives, a company uses the straight-line method to calculate amortization. If a company successfully defends a patent it becomes part of the cost of the patent. If the company loses a lawsuit regarding a patent infringement, then the patent is written off.
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b. Journalize the adjusting entry on December 31 of Year 4 to recognize the amortization. If an amount box does not require an entry, leave it blank.
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Amortization Expense
For each of the following unrelated situations, calculate the annual amortization expense and prepare a journal entry to record the expense:
A patent with a 15-year remaining legal life was purchased for $756,000. The patent will be commercially exploitable for another six years.
A patent was acquired on a device designed by a production worker. Although the cost of the patent to date consisted of $88,200 in legal fees for handling the patent application, the patent should be commercially valuable during its entire remaining legal life of 15 years and is currently worth $720,000.
A franchise granting exclusive distribution rights for a new wind turbine within a three-state area for four years was obtained at a cost of $72,000. Satisfactory sales performance over the four years permits renewal of the franchise for another four years (at an additional cost determined at renewal).
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