Answer:
(a) Debit Amortization expense - Patents for $43,750; and Credit Patents for $43,750.
(b) Debit Amortization expense - Patents for $5,230; and Credit Patents for $5,230.
(c) Debit Amortization expense - Franchise for $14,000; and Credit Franchises for $14,000.
Explanation:
(a) A patent with a 10-year remaining legal life was purchased for $350,000. The patent will be commercially exploitable for another eight years.
Annual amortization expenses = Purchase cost of the patent / Number of commercially exploitable years = $350,000 / 8 = $43,750
Therefore, the journal entries will look as follows:
General Journal
<u>Description Debit ($) Credit ($) </u>
Amortization expense - Patents 43,750
Patents 43,750
<u><em>(To record patent amortization.) </em></u>
(b) 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.
Annual amortization expenses = Legal fees / Remaining legal life = $52,300 / 10 = $5,230
Therefore, the journal entries will look as follows:
General Journal
<u>Description Debit ($) Credit ($) </u>
Amortization expense - Patents 5,230
Patents 5,230
<u><em>(To record patent amortization.) </em></u>
(c) 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).
Annual amortization expenses = Cost of acquiring the franchise / Number of years acquired = $70,000 / 5 = $14,000
Therefore, the journal entries will look as follows:
General Journal
<u>Description Debit ($) Credit ($) </u>
Amortization expense - franchise 14,000
franchise 14,000
<u><em>(To record franchise amortization.) </em></u>
