Franchise: Intangible assets are those like tangible assets which offer future economic benefits but unlike tangible assets they do not have physical existence. Patents, copyrights, trademarks, leaseholds, franchise etc. are some of the examples of intangible assets. Franchise is a right given to the company to conduct operations in a particular geographical area for a term specified in the franchise contract. Requirement 1: Prepare journal entries to record payment of franchise fee and organization costs through cash.
Franchise: Intangible assets are those like tangible assets which offer future economic benefits but unlike tangible assets they do not have physical existence. Patents, copyrights, trademarks, leaseholds, franchise etc. are some of the examples of intangible assets. Franchise is a right given to the company to conduct operations in a particular geographical area for a term specified in the franchise contract. Requirement 1: Prepare journal entries to record payment of franchise fee and organization costs through cash.
Solution Summary: The author explains that intangible assets offer future economic benefits, but unlike tangible assets, they do not have physical existence.
Definition Definition Method of recording financial transactions in the book of original entry by debiting and crediting the accounts affected by a transaction using the golden rules of accrual accounting.
Chapter 7, Problem 64E
To determine
Concept introduction:
Franchise:
Intangible assets are those like tangible assets which offer future economic benefits but unlike tangible assets they do not have physical existence. Patents, copyrights, trademarks, leaseholds, franchise etc. are some of the examples of intangible assets. Franchise is a right given to the company to conduct operations in a particular geographical area for a term specified in the franchise contract.
Requirement 1:
Prepare journal entries to record payment of franchise fee and organization costs through cash.
To determine
Concept introduction:
Depletion:
When natural resources such as coal, iron ore, oil reserves and mineral etc. are extracted from the earth the company records the cost of extraction to the particular unit of the natural resource that is being extracted and the process of allocating cost according to the usage of natural resource during a specific period is called as depletion.
Requirement 2:
To explain:
Prepare journal entry to record annual amortization expense at the end of the first year.