Question

At the start of the current year, a company paid for the following in cash: Copyrights, $2,000,000 Equipment, $25,000,000 Goodwill, $4,500,000 Inventory, $1,500,000 Land, $15,000,000 Patents, $1,500,000 Prepaid rent, $500,000 Research and development, $500,000 Supplies, $4,000,000 Trademarks, $1,000,000 It amortizes its intangibles over 10 years. Determine its current year amortization expense. Group of answer choices $950,000 $400,000 $500,000 $350,000 $150,000

Answer 1

Answer:

$350,000

Explanation:

total intangible assets:

Copyrights $2,000,000 (amortizable)

Goodwill $4,500,000 (not amortizable)

Patents $1,500,000 (amortizable)

Trademarks $1,000,000 (not amortizable)

since you can only amortize copyrights and patents, total amortization expense for the year = ($2,000,000 + $1,500,000) x 10% = $350,000

both trademarks and goodwill can be impaired though (impairment costs are evaluated on a yearly basis).