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 10-year remaining legal life was purchased for $350,000. The patent will be commercially exploitable for another eight years. A patent was acquired on a device designed by a production worker. Although the cost of the patent to date consisted of $52,300 in legal fees for handling the patent application, the patent should be commercially valuable during its entire remaining legal life of 10 years and is currently worth $400,000. A franchise granting exclusive distribution rights for a new solar water heater within a three-state area for five years was obtained at a cost of $70,000. Satisfactory sales performance over the five years permits renewal of the franchise for another three years (at an additional cost determined at renewal). General Journal Ref. Description Debit Credit a. AnswerAmortization Expense - FranchisesAmortization Expense - PatentsFranchisesPatents Answer Answer AnswerAmortization Expense - FranchisesAmortization Expense - PatentsFranchisesPatents Answer Answer To record patent amortization. b. AnswerAmortization Expense - FranchisesAmortization Expense - PatentsFranchisesPatents Answer Answer AnswerAmortization Expense - FranchisesAmortization Expense - PatentsFranchisesPatents Answer Answer To record patent amortization. c. AnswerAmortization Expense - FranchisesAmortization Expense - PatentsFranchisesPatents Answer Answer AnswerAmortization Expense - FranchisesAmortization Expense - PatentsFranchisesPatents Answer Answer To record franchise amortization.

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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 10-year remaining legal life was purchased for $350,000. The patent will be commercially exploitable for another eight years.
A patent was acquired on a device designed by a production worker. Although the cost of the patent to date consisted of $52,300 in legal fees for handling the patent application, the patent should be commercially valuable during its entire remaining legal life of 10 years and is currently worth $400,000.
A franchise granting exclusive distribution rights for a new solar water heater within a three-state area for five years was obtained at a cost of $70,000. Satisfactory sales performance over the five years permits renewal of the franchise for another three years (at an additional cost determined at renewal).

General Journal
Ref.	Description	Debit	Credit
a.	AnswerAmortization Expense - FranchisesAmortization Expense - PatentsFranchisesPatents	Answer	Answer
	AnswerAmortization Expense - FranchisesAmortization Expense - PatentsFranchisesPatents	Answer	Answer
	To record patent amortization.
b.	AnswerAmortization Expense - FranchisesAmortization Expense - PatentsFranchisesPatents	Answer	Answer
	AnswerAmortization Expense - FranchisesAmortization Expense - PatentsFranchisesPatents	Answer	Answer
	To record patent amortization.
c.	AnswerAmortization Expense - FranchisesAmortization Expense - PatentsFranchisesPatents	Answer	Answer
	AnswerAmortization Expense - FranchisesAmortization Expense - PatentsFranchisesPatents	Answer	Answer
	To record franchise amortization.

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