In: Accounting
Marin Industries has the following patents on its December 31,
2019, balance sheet.
Patent Item |
Initial Cost |
Date Acquired |
Useful Life at Date Acquired |
|||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Patent A | $45,696 | 3/1/16 | 17 years | |||
Patent B | $17,880 | 7/1/17 | 10 years | |||
Patent C | $25,920 | 9/1/18 | 4 years |
The following events occurred during the year ended December 31,
2020.
1. | Research and development costs of $254,000 were incurred during the year. | |
2. | Patent D was purchased on July 1 for $29,184. This patent has a useful life of 91/2 years. | |
3. | As a result of reduced demands for certain products protected by Patent B, a possible impairment of Patent B’s value may have occurred at December 31, 2020. The controller for Marin estimates the expected future cash flows from Patent B will be as follows. |
Year |
Expected Future Cash Flows |
|
---|---|---|
2021 | $2,100 | |
2022 | 2,100 | |
2023 | 2,100 |
The proper discount rate to be used for these flows is 8%. (Assume
that the cash flows occur at the end of the year.)
Compute the total carrying amount of Marin' patents on its December
31, 2020, balance sheet.
Total carrying amount |
$ enter the Total carrying amount in dollars |