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 $288,000. The patent will be commercially exploitable for another nine years. A patent was acquired on a device designed by a production worker. Although the cost of the patent to date consisted of $45,000 in legal fees for handling the patent application, the patent should be commercially valuable during its entire remaining legal life of 18 years and is currently worth $378,000. A franchise granting exclusive distribution rights for a new solar water heater within a three-state area for four years was obtained at a cost of $68,000. Satisfactory sales performance over the four years permits renewal of the franchise for another four years (at an additional cost determined at renewal). General Journal Ref. Description Debit Credit a. Answer Answer Answer Answer Answer Answer To record patent amortization. b. Answer Answer Answer Answer Answer Answer To record patent amortization. c. Answer Answer Answer Answer Answer Answer To record franchise amortization. PreviousSave AnswersNext

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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 $288,000. The patent will be commercially exploitable for another nine years.
A patent was acquired on a device designed by a production worker. Although the cost of the patent to date consisted of $45,000 in legal fees for handling the patent application, the patent should be commercially valuable during its entire remaining legal life of 18 years and is currently worth $378,000.
A franchise granting exclusive distribution rights for a new solar water heater within a three-state area for four years was obtained at a cost of $68,000. Satisfactory sales performance over the four years permits renewal of the franchise for another four years (at an additional cost determined at renewal).

General Journal
Ref.	Description	Debit	Credit
a.	Answer	Answer	Answer
	Answer	Answer	Answer
	To record patent amortization.
b.	Answer	Answer	Answer
	Answer	Answer	Answer
	To record patent amortization.
c.	Answer	Answer	Answer
	Answer	Answer	Answer
	To record franchise amortization.

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