the unamortized portion of the patent on December 31, 2020, before adjustment for amortization in 2020       is:   ____________   2.  The entry to record amortization of patent on December 31, 2020:

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Brace Company purchased a patent  on January 1, 2015 for P 6,000,000. The original life of the patent

      was estimated  to be 15 years.

   

    However on December 31, 2020, the controller received information proving conclusively  that the product

    protected by the patent would be obsolete within four years.

 

    The entity decided to write off the unamortized portion of the patent cost over five years beginning 2020.

 

 

  1. the unamortized portion of the patent on December 31, 2020, before adjustment for amortization in 2020

      is:   ____________

 

2.  The entry to record amortization of patent on December 31, 2020:

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