Kleen Company acquired patent rights on January 10 of Year 1 for $2,800,000. 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 $38,000.
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a. | Determine the patent amortization expense for Year 4 ended December 31. |
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Patent amortization expense for Year 4
ended December 31 = Patents Costs / Legal Life = [ $ 2,800,000 / 8 Years ] + [ $ 38,000 / ( 8 (-)3 Year ) = $ 350,000 + $ 7,600 |
$ 357,600 |
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