On January 1, 2015, Moose Co. purchased for $360,000 a patent that had been granted two years earlier. On January 1, 2017, legal costs of $64,000 were incurred in a successful defense of the patent. Assuming the maximum period allowable is used for patent amortization, what is Moose's patent amortization expense for 2017? $21,555 $20,000 $18,000 $24,000

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On January 1, 2015, Moose Co. purchased for $360,000 a patent that had been granted two years earlier. On January 1, 2017, legal costs of $64,000 were incurred in a successful defense of the patent. Assuming the maximum period allowable is used for patent amortization, what is Moose's patent amortization expense for 2017?
$21,555
$20,000
$18,000
$24,000
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