Exercise 12-9 During 2013, Bridgeport Corporation spent $148,320 in research and development costs. As a result, a new product called the New Age Piano was patented. The patent was obtained on October 1, 2013, and had a legal life of 20 years and a useful life of 10 years. Legal costs of $23,760 related to the patent were incurred as of October 1, 2013.           Prepare all journal entries required in 2013 and 2014 as a result of the transactions above. (Round answers to 0 decimal places, e.g. 8,564. Credit account titles are automatically indented when amount is entered. Do not indent manually. If no entry is required, select "No Entry" for the account titles and enter 0 for the amounts.) Date Account Titles and Explanation Debit Credit 2013                 (To record research and development expenses)     2013                 (To record legal expenses)     2013                 (To record amortization expense)     2014                   SHOW LIST OF ACCOUNTS LINK TO TEXT LINK TO TEXT       On June 1, 2015, Bridgeport spent $12,960 to successfully prosecute a patent infringement suit. As a result, the estimate of useful life was extended to 12 years from June 1, 2015. Prepare all journal entries required in 2015 and 2016. (Round answers to 0 decimal places, e.g. 8,564. Credit account titles are automatically indented when amount is entered. Do not indent manually. If no entry is required, select "No Entry" for the account titles and enter 0 for the amounts.) Date Account Titles and Explanation Debit Credit 2015                 (To record patents)     2015                 (To record amortization expense)     2016                   SHOW LIST OF ACCOUNTS LINK TO TEXT LINK TO TEXT       In 2017, Bridgeport determined that a competitor’s product would make the New Age Piano obsolete and the patent worthless by December 31, 2018. Prepare all journal entries required in 2017 and 2018. (Round answers to 0 decimal places, e.g. 8,564. Credit account titles are automatically indented when amount is entered. Do not indent manually. If no entry is required, select "No Entry" for the account titles and enter 0 for the amounts.) Account Titles and Explanation Debit Credit                 Click if you would like to Show Work for this question: Open Show Work please answer all parts of the question.

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During 2013, Bridgeport Corporation spent $148,320 in research and development costs. As a result, a new product called the New Age Piano was patented. The patent was obtained on October 1, 2013, and had a legal life of 20 years and a useful life of 10 years. Legal costs of $23,760 related to the patent were incurred as of October 1, 2013.
 
 
 
 
 
Prepare all journal entries required in 2013 and 2014 as a result of the transactions above. (Round answers to 0 decimal places, e.g. 8,564. Credit account titles are automatically indented when amount is entered. Do not indent manually. If no entry is required, select "No Entry" for the account titles and enter 0 for the amounts.)

Date
Account Titles and Explanation
Debit
Credit
2013
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(To record research and development expenses)
   
2013
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(To record legal expenses)
   
2013
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(To record amortization expense)
   
2014
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

SHOW LIST OF ACCOUNTS
LINK TO TEXT
LINK TO TEXT
 
 
 
On June 1, 2015, Bridgeport spent $12,960 to successfully prosecute a patent infringement suit. As a result, the estimate of useful life was extended to 12 years from June 1, 2015. Prepare all journal entries required in 2015 and 2016. (Round answers to 0 decimal places, e.g. 8,564. Credit account titles are automatically indented when amount is entered. Do not indent manually. If no entry is required, select "No Entry" for the account titles and enter 0 for the amounts.)

Date
Account Titles and Explanation
Debit
Credit
2015
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(To record patents)
   
2015
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(To record amortization expense)
   
2016
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

SHOW LIST OF ACCOUNTS
LINK TO TEXT
LINK TO TEXT
 
 
 
In 2017, Bridgeport determined that a competitor’s product would make the New Age Piano obsolete and the patent worthless by December 31, 2018. Prepare all journal entries required in 2017 and 2018. (Round answers to 0 decimal places, e.g. 8,564. Credit account titles are automatically indented when amount is entered. Do not indent manually. If no entry is required, select "No Entry" for the account titles and enter 0 for the amounts.)

Account Titles and Explanation
Debit
Credit
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

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