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The intangible assets section of Larkspur, Inc. at December 31, 2020, is presented below. Patents ($72,000...

The intangible assets section of Larkspur, Inc. at December 31, 2020, is presented below.

Patents ($72,000 cost less $7,200 amortization) $64,800
Franchises ($48,000 cost less $19,200 amortization) 28,800
    Total $93,600


The patent was acquired in January 2020 and has a useful life of 10 years. The franchise was acquired in January 2017 and also has a useful life of 10 years. The following cash transactions may have affected intangible assets during 2021.

Jan. 2 Paid $22,500 legal costs to successfully defend the patent against infringement by another company.
Jan.–June Developed a new product, incurring $131,000 in research and development costs. A patent was granted for the product on July 1. Its useful life is equal to its legal life.
Sept. 1 Paid $46,000 to an extremely large defensive lineman to appear in commercials advertising the company’s products. The commercials will air in September and October.
Oct. 1 Acquired a franchise for $124,000. The franchise has a useful life of 50 years.

Instructions

Prepare journal entries to record the transactions above.

Prepare journal entries to record the 2021 amortization expense.

Prepare the intangible assets section of the balance sheet at December 31, 2021.

Solutions

Expert Solution

Prepare journal entries to record the transactions above.

Date

Description

Debit $

Credit $

2-Jan

Legal Fees: Patent

22500

Cash

22500

Jan.–June

Research &Development

131000

Cash

131000

Sept.1

Advertising Expense

46000

Cash

46000

Oct.       1   

Franchise

124000

Cash

124000

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Prepare journal entries to record the 2021 amortization expense.

Date

Description

Debit $

Credit $

31-Dec

Amortization Expense: Patents

9700

Accumulated Amortization: Patents

9700

(72000/10=7200
22500/9=2500
Amortization Expense=7200+2500=9700

31-Dec

Amortization Expense: Copyrights

5420

Accumulated Amortization: Copyrights

5420

($48,000 X 1/10) +($124,000 X 1/50 X 3/12)
=4800+620
=5420

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Prepare the intangible assets section of the balance sheet at December 31, 2021

Assets

Intangible Assets

Patents ($94500 cost – $16,900 amortization)

77600

Franchise ($172,000 cost – $24,620 amortization)

147380

Total intangible assets

224980

Working notes for the above answer is as under

(1)   

Patent

Cost ($72,000 + $22,500)=94500

amortization on patent ($7,200+9700)=16900

(2)     

Copyrights

Cost ($48,000 + $124,000)=172,000

amortization on patent ($19200+5420)=24620


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