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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.)
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I have found the 2019 Carrying value to be 66082, SO I just need the following.
Compute the total carrying amount of Marin' patents on its
December 31, 2020, balance sheet.
| Total carrying amount | 
 $  |