Washburn Company spent $10 million to purchase a new patented technology, debiting an intangible asset and crediting cash. Washburn uses SYD depreciation on its depreciable assets and plans to amortize the intangible asset on a straight-line basis. The appropriate accounting treatment is that Washburn Multiple Choice о is not required to make any accounting adjustments. о is required to adjust a change in accounting estimate prospectively. О has made a change in accounting principle, requiring retrospective adjustment. О needs to correct an accounting error.
Washburn Company spent $10 million to purchase a new patented technology, debiting an intangible asset and crediting cash. Washburn uses SYD depreciation on its depreciable assets and plans to amortize the intangible asset on a straight-line basis. The appropriate accounting treatment is that Washburn Multiple Choice о is not required to make any accounting adjustments. о is required to adjust a change in accounting estimate prospectively. О has made a change in accounting principle, requiring retrospective adjustment. О needs to correct an accounting error.
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![Washburn Company spent $10 million to purchase a new patented technology, debiting an intangible asset and crediting cash. Washburn uses SYD depreciation on its depreciable assets
and plans to amortize the intangible asset on a straight-line basis. The appropriate accounting treatment is that Washburn
Multiple Choice
о
is not required to make any accounting adjustments.
о
is required to adjust a change in accounting estimate prospectively.
О
has made a change in accounting principle, requiring retrospective adjustment.
О
needs to correct an accounting error.](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2F8ee2bea7-e92b-40d3-8f4a-bfae056a124b%2F1801d56f-73a8-4deb-8a91-d3557a7e732c%2Fbat3ku_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:Washburn Company spent $10 million to purchase a new patented technology, debiting an intangible asset and crediting cash. Washburn uses SYD depreciation on its depreciable assets
and plans to amortize the intangible asset on a straight-line basis. The appropriate accounting treatment is that Washburn
Multiple Choice
о
is not required to make any accounting adjustments.
о
is required to adjust a change in accounting estimate prospectively.
О
has made a change in accounting principle, requiring retrospective adjustment.
О
needs to correct an accounting error.
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