Use the following to answer questions 31 – 32 Last year T, Inc., had the following expenditures related to developing its trademark: General advertising costs Advertising specifically focused on trademark Legal fees to register trademark $224,000 45,600 550 Legal fees for successful defense of new trademark 75,000 Total $345,150 During your year-end review of the accounts related to intangibles, you discover that the company has capitalized all the above as costs of the trademark. Management contends that all the costs increase the value of the trademark and, therefore, should be capitalized. 31. Which of the above costs should NOT be capitalized? 32. $ capitalized to the trademark account? Chapter 7 What is the total cost that should be Page 7-1

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Use the following to answer questions 31 – 32
Last year T, Inc., had the following expenditures related
to developing its trademark:
General advertising costs
$224,000
Advertising specifically focused on trademark
Legal fees to register trademark
45,600
550
Legal fees for successful defense of new trademark
75,000
Total $345,150
During your year-end review of the accounts related to
intangibles, you discover that the company has capitalized
all the above as costs of the trademark. Management
contends that all the costs increase the value of the
trademark and, therefore, should be capitalized.
31. Which of the above costs should NOT be capitalized?
32. $
What is the total cost that should be
capitalized to the trademark account?
Chapter 7
Page 7-1
Transcribed Image Text:Use the following to answer questions 31 – 32 Last year T, Inc., had the following expenditures related to developing its trademark: General advertising costs $224,000 Advertising specifically focused on trademark Legal fees to register trademark 45,600 550 Legal fees for successful defense of new trademark 75,000 Total $345,150 During your year-end review of the accounts related to intangibles, you discover that the company has capitalized all the above as costs of the trademark. Management contends that all the costs increase the value of the trademark and, therefore, should be capitalized. 31. Which of the above costs should NOT be capitalized? 32. $ What is the total cost that should be capitalized to the trademark account? Chapter 7 Page 7-1
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