INTERMEDIATE ACCOUNTING(LL)-W/2 ACCESS
9th Edition
ISBN: 9781260180657
Author: SPICELAND
Publisher: MCG
expand_more
expand_more
format_list_bulleted
Videos
Textbook Question
Chapter 20, Problem 20.8BE
Change in estimate; useful life of patent
• LO20–4
Van Frank Telecommunications has a patent on a cellular transmission process. The company has amortized the $18 million cost of the patent on a straight-line basis since it was acquired at the beginning of 2014. Due to rapid technological advances in the industry, management decided that the patent would benefit the company over a total of six years rather than the nine-year life being used to amortize its cost. The decision was made at the end of 2018 (before adjusting and closing entries). What is the appropriate
Expert Solution & Answer
Want to see the full answer?
Check out a sample textbook solution
Students have asked these similar questions
Brief Exercise 10-7 (Algo) Patent; research and development [LO10-1, 10-8]
On March 17, Advanced Technologies purchased a patent related to laser surgery techniques. The purchase price of the patent is
$1,230,000. The patent is expected to benefit the company for the next five years. The company had the following additional costs:
$23,000 in legal fees associated with the purchase and filing of the patent, $38,000 to advertise its new laser surgery techniques, and
$48,000 to train employees. None of these additional costs were included in the purchase price or paid to the seller. Now assume that
instead of purchasing the patent, Advanced Technologies spent $1,230,000 to develop the patent internally, consisting of personnel
($815,000), equipment ($309,000), and materials ($106,000). All additional costs were incurred for the same amount.
What is the recorded cost of the patent?
> Answer is complete but not entirely correct.
Total capitalized cost
$ 2,483,000
PA9. LO 11.4 For each of the following unrelated situations, calculate the annual amortization expense and prepare a journal
entry to record the expense:
A. A patent with a ten-year remaining legal life was purchased for $300,000. The patent will be usable for another eight
years.
B. A patent was acquired on a new smartphone. The cost of the patent itself was only $24,000, but the market value of the
patent is $600,000. The company expects to be able to use this patent for all twenty years of its life.
Brief Exercise 11-13 (Algo) Amortization; Software development costs [LO11-4]
On September 30, 2024, Athens Software began developing a software program to shield personal computers from
malware and spyware. Technological feasibility was established on February 28, 2025, and the program was available
for release on April 30, 2025. Development costs were incurred as follows:
$
September 30 through December
31, 2024
January 1 through February 28,
2025
March 1 through April 30, 2025
Athens expects a useful life of four years for the software and total revenues of $7,600,000 during that time. During
2025, revenue of $1,520,000 was recognized.
Required:
1. Prepare a journal entry to record the development costs in each year of 2024 and 2025.
2. Calculate the required amortization for 2025.
Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below.
Required Required
1
2
Prepare a journal entry to record the development costs in each year of 2024 and 2025.
Note: If no entry is…
Chapter 20 Solutions
INTERMEDIATE ACCOUNTING(LL)-W/2 ACCESS
Ch. 20 - Prob. 20.1QCh. 20 - There are three basic accounting approaches to...Ch. 20 - Prob. 20.3QCh. 20 - Lynch Corporation changes from the...Ch. 20 - Sugarbaker Designs Inc. changed from the FIFO...Ch. 20 - Most changes in accounting principles are recorded...Ch. 20 - Southeast Steel, Inc., changed from the FIFO...Ch. 20 - Prob. 20.8QCh. 20 - Its not easy sometimes to distinguish between a...Ch. 20 - For financial reporting, a reporting entity can be...
Ch. 20 - Prob. 20.11QCh. 20 - Describe the process of correcting an error when...Ch. 20 - Prob. 20.13QCh. 20 - If it is discovered that an extraordinary repair...Ch. 20 - Prob. 20.15QCh. 20 - Change in inventory methods; FIFO method to the...Ch. 20 - Change in inventory methods; average cost method...Ch. 20 - Change in inventory methods; FIFO method to the...Ch. 20 - Change in depreciation methods LO203 Irwin, Inc.,...Ch. 20 - Prob. 20.5BECh. 20 - Book royalties LO204 Three programmers at Feenix...Ch. 20 - Warranty expense LO204 In 2017, Quapau Products...Ch. 20 - Change in estimate; useful life of patent LO204...Ch. 20 - Prob. 20.9BECh. 20 - Error correction LO206 In 2018, internal auditors...Ch. 20 - Prob. 20.11BECh. 20 - Error correction LO206 In 2018, the internal...Ch. 20 - Change in principle; change in inventory methods ...Ch. 20 - Change in principle; change in inventory methods ...Ch. 20 - Change from the treasury stock method to retired...Ch. 20 - Change in principle; change to the equity method ...Ch. 20 - Prob. 20.5ECh. 20 - FASB codification research LO202 Access the FASB...Ch. 20 - Change in principle; change in inventory cost...Ch. 20 - Change in inventory methods; FIFO method to the...Ch. 20 - Change in inventory methods; FIFO method to the...Ch. 20 - Change in depreciation methods LO203 For...Ch. 20 - Change in depreciation methods LO203 The Canliss...Ch. 20 - Book royalties LO204 Dreighton Engineering Group...Ch. 20 - Loss contingency LO204 The Commonwealth of...Ch. 20 - Warranty expense LO204 Woodmier Lawn Products...Ch. 20 - Prob. 20.15ECh. 20 - Accounting change LO204 The Peridot Company...Ch. 20 - Change in estimate; useful life and residual value...Ch. 20 - Classifying accounting changes LO201 through...Ch. 20 - Error correction; inventory error LO206 During...Ch. 20 - Error corrections; investment LO206 Required: 1....Ch. 20 - Prob. 20.21ECh. 20 - Prob. 20.22ECh. 20 - Prob. 20.23ECh. 20 - Inventory errors LO206 Indicate with the...Ch. 20 - Classifying accounting changes and errors LO201...Ch. 20 - Change in inventory costing methods; comparative...Ch. 20 - P 20-2 Change in principle; change in method of...Ch. 20 - Change in inventory costing methods; comparative...Ch. 20 - Change in inventory methods LO202 The Rockwell...Ch. 20 - Change in inventory methods LO202 Fantasy...Ch. 20 - Change in principle; change in depreciation...Ch. 20 - Depletion; change in estimate LO204 In 2018, the...Ch. 20 - Accounting changes; six situations LO201, LO203,...Ch. 20 - Prob. 20.9PCh. 20 - Inventory errors LO206 You have been hired as the...Ch. 20 - Error correction; change in depreciation method ...Ch. 20 - Accounting changes and error correction; seven...Ch. 20 - Prob. 20.13PCh. 20 - Prob. 20.14PCh. 20 - Prob. 20.15PCh. 20 - Prob. 20.16PCh. 20 - Prob. 20.17PCh. 20 - Integrating Case 201 Change to dollar-value LIFO ...Ch. 20 - Prob. 20.2BYPCh. 20 - Prob. 20.3BYPCh. 20 - Analysis Case 204 Change in inventory methods;...Ch. 20 - Prob. 20.5BYPCh. 20 - Prob. 20.6BYPCh. 20 - Analysis Case 208 Various changes LO201 through...Ch. 20 - Analysis Case 209 Various changes LO201 through...Ch. 20 - Prob. 20.10BYPCh. 20 - Prob. 20.11BYPCh. 20 - Prob. 20.12BYPCh. 20 - Prob. 1CCTC
Knowledge Booster
Learn more about
Need a deep-dive on the concept behind this application? Look no further. Learn more about this topic, accounting and related others by exploring similar questions and additional content below.Similar questions
- Current Attempt in Progress Pharoah Company incurred $890000 of research and development costs in its laboratory to develop a new product. It spent $150000 in legal fees for a patent granted on January 2, 2022. On July 31, 2022, Pharoah paid $90000 for legal fees in a successful defense of the patent. What is the total amount that should be debited to Patents through July 31, 2022? O $0. $240000. $890000. O $1130000.arrow_forward18 Chuck Company operates an oil platform at the Pacific Ocean. An oil platform was built by the Company at a cost of P25,000,0000 on January 1, 2011, the present value of expected restoration costs at that time was P5,000,000. The oil platform has an estimated useful life of 20 years, with no residual value. On December 31, 2020, the Company was offered P18,000,000 to sell the platform. The selling costs would be P2,500,0000. The value in use of the platform is P13,000,000. How much is the impairment loss for the year 2020? Group of answer choices None 2,500,000 2,000,000 500,000arrow_forward! Required information PA11-2 (Algo) Making Automation Decision [LO 11-1, 11-2, 11-3, 11-5] [The following information applies to the questions displayed below.] Beacon Company is considering automating its production facility. The initial investment in automation would be $6.97 million, and the equipment has a useful life of 5 years with a residual value of $1,020,000. The company will use straight- line depreciation. Beacon could expect a production increase of 39,000 units per year and a reduction of 20 percent in the labor cost per unit. Production and sales volume Sales revenue Variable costs Direct materials Direct labor Variable manufacturing overhead Total variable manufacturing costs Contribution margin Fixed manufacturing costs Net operating income Current (no automation) 86,000 units Proposed (automation) 125,000 units Per Unit $ 98 Total $ ? Per Unit $ 98 Total $ ? $ 15 12224 $ 15 25 ? 12 52 ? $ 46 ? 1,110,000 ? $ 51 ? 2,220,000 ? PA11-2 Part 4 Required: 4. Using a discount…arrow_forward
- FIN 6020 v20f Taylor Toy Corp Ch 11 (11-9) Taylor Toy Corp. is considering the replacement of it injection molding machine. It is 2 years old but new technology has it considering the newest model. The old (current) machine was acquired 2 years ago and is being depreciated on a straight line basis over 8 years (6 years remaining).The annual depreciation expense is $350 per year, and its current book value is $2,100. It can be sold for $2,500 today. If the machine is not replaced, it is expected to be sold for $500 at the end of its remaining life (6 yrs). The new, replacement machine will cost $8,000. It is expected to be used for 6 years, and is expected to be sold for $800 then. It will be depreciated using MACRS (5-year class with 2 year convention). The new machine is expected to support an increase in sales by $1,000 per year, and with its improved electrical efficiency, it should reduce operating expenses by $1,500 per year. Inventories will need to increase by $2,000 and Account…arrow_forwardf5 Required information [The following information applies to the questions displayed below.] Beacon Company is considering automating its production facility. The initial investment in automation would be $9.11 million, and the equipment has a useful life of 7 years with a residual value of $1,200,000. The company will use straight- line depreciation. Beacon could expect a production increase of 44,000 units per year and a reduction of 20 percent in the labor cost per unit. Current (no automation) 71,000 units Proposed (automation) 115,000 units Per Per Production and sales volume Unit Total Unit Total Sales revenue $ 90 $ ? $ 90 $ ? Variable costs Direct materials $ 16 $ 16 Direct labor 15 ? Variable manufacturing overhead 9 Contribution margin Total variable manufacturing costs Fixed manufacturing costs 40 གནྡྷ $ 50 ? $53 ? Net operating income $ 1,130,000 ? $ 2,330,000 ? 4. Using a discount rate of 15 percent, calculate the net present value (NPV) of the proposed investment.…arrow_forwardq On June 30, 2024, Prego Equipment purchased a precision laser-guided steel punch that has an expected capacity of 300,000 units and no residual value. The cost of the machine was $450,000 and is to be depreciated using the units-of-production method. During the six months of 2024, 24,000 units of product were produced. At the beginning of 2025, engineers estimated that the machine can realistically be used to produce only another 230,000 units. During 2025, 70,000 units were produced. The company would report depreciation in 2024 of: $36,000. $43,900. $18,000. $21,950.arrow_forward
- 7. A patent right is acquired on January 20X8, for P500,000 while it has a legal life of 15 years, due to rapidly changing technology, management estimates a useful life of only 5 years. On January 1, 20X9, management is uncertain that the process can actually be made economically feasible, and decides to write down the patent to an estimated market value of P150,000 with no change in its remaining useful life. On January 1, 20Y0, having perfected the related production process, the asset is now appraised at a sound value of P600,000. Determine the gain on impairment recovery on 20Y0.arrow_forward3 Patents and long-term NPV Thanks to acquisition of a key patent, your company now has exclusive production rights for special internet-connected spectacles (ICS) in Europe. Production facilities for 200,000 ICSs per year will require a $25 million immediate capital expenditure. Production costs are estimated at $65 per ICS. The marketing manager is conÖdent that all 200,000 units can be sold for $100 per unit (in real terms) until the patent runs out five years hence. After that the marketing manager can only guess what the selling price will be. Assume a real cost of capital is 9%. 1.What is the NPV of the ICS project? Make the following assumptions: The technology for making ICSs will not change. Capital and production costs will stay the same in real terms. Competitors know the technology and can enter as soon as the patent expires, that is, they can construct new plants in year 5 and start selling generic ICSs starting in year 6. If your company invests…arrow_forwardes Problem 12-27 (Algo) MACRS depreciation and net present value [LO12-4] Universal Electronics is considering the purchase of manufacturing equipment with a 10-year midpoint in its asset depreciation range (ADR). Carefully refer to Table 12-11 to determine in what depreciation category the asset falls. (Hint: It is not 10 years.) The asset will cost $220,000, and it will produce earnings before depreciation and taxes of $72,000 per year for three years, and then $35,000 a year for seven more years. The firm has a tax rate of 25 percent. Assume the cost of capital is 14 percent. In doing your analysis, if you have years in which there is no depreciation, merely enter a zero for depreciation. Use Table 12-12. Use Appendix B for an approximate answer but calculate your final answer using the formula and financial calculator methods. a. Calculate the net present value. Note: Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answer to 2 decimal places. Net present value b. Based on the…arrow_forward
- 22 The cost of the wicketer machine is as follows: Purchase Price R70 000 Installation R15 000 Staff Training R6 500 The machine has a useful life of 10 years and management's policy is to revalue the machine every two years from the date of purchase. The entity adopts the elimination method for revaluations. The machine is depreciated on a straight-line basis. An independent valuator who is a competent industry expert has determined the fair value of the machine to be R90 000 on the 2nd anniversary of the purchase of the machine. The Financial Director has also approved a policy that the revaluation surplus may be transferred to retained earnings as the asset is used. Required: Show all current year journal entries in respect of the Wicketer Machine up until the year ended 30 June 2022. Journal Narrations are required. Round all figures to the nearest Rand. Q.1.2arrow_forward15 7.11 es Required information The Foundational 15 (Algo) [LO12-1, LO12-2, LO12-3, LO12-5, LO12-6] [The following information applies to the questions displayed below.) Cardinal Company is considering a five-year project that would require a $2,850,000 investment in equipment with a useful life of five years and no salvage value. The company's discount rate is 18%. The project would provide net operating income in each of five years as follows: Sales Variable expenses Contribution margin Fixed expenses! Advertising, salaries, and other fixed out-of-pocket costs $799,000 570,000 Depreciation Total fixed expenses 1,369,000 Net operating income $ 477,000 Click here to view Exhibit 128-1 and Exhibit 128-2, to determine the appropriate discount factor(s) using table. Payback period $ 2,857,000 1,011,000 1,846,000 Foundational 12-14 (Algo) 14. Assume a postaudit showed that all estimates (including total sales) were exactly correct except for the variable expense ratio, which actually…arrow_forwardExercise 14-2 (Algo) Net Present Value Analysis [LO14-2] The management of Kunkel Company is considering the purchase of a $22,000 machine that would reduce operating costs by $5,000 per year. At the end of the machine’s five-year useful life, it will have zero salvage value. The company’s required rate of return is 16%. Click here to view Exhibit 14B-1 and Exhibit 14B-2, to determine the appropriate discount factor(s) using table. Required: 1. Determine the net present value of the investment in the machine. 2. What is the difference between the total, undiscounted cash inflows and cash outflows over the entire life of the machine?arrow_forward
arrow_back_ios
SEE MORE QUESTIONS
arrow_forward_ios
Recommended textbooks for you
AccountingAccountingISBN:9781337272094Author:WARREN, Carl S., Reeve, James M., Duchac, Jonathan E.Publisher:Cengage Learning,
Accounting Information SystemsAccountingISBN:9781337619202Author:Hall, James A.Publisher:Cengage Learning,
Horngren's Cost Accounting: A Managerial Emphasis...AccountingISBN:9780134475585Author:Srikant M. Datar, Madhav V. RajanPublisher:PEARSON
Intermediate AccountingAccountingISBN:9781259722660Author:J. David Spiceland, Mark W. Nelson, Wayne M ThomasPublisher:McGraw-Hill Education
Financial and Managerial AccountingAccountingISBN:9781259726705Author:John J Wild, Ken W. Shaw, Barbara Chiappetta Fundamental Accounting PrinciplesPublisher:McGraw-Hill Education
Accounting
Accounting
ISBN:9781337272094
Author:WARREN, Carl S., Reeve, James M., Duchac, Jonathan E.
Publisher:Cengage Learning,
Accounting Information Systems
Accounting
ISBN:9781337619202
Author:Hall, James A.
Publisher:Cengage Learning,
Horngren's Cost Accounting: A Managerial Emphasis...
Accounting
ISBN:9780134475585
Author:Srikant M. Datar, Madhav V. Rajan
Publisher:PEARSON
Intermediate Accounting
Accounting
ISBN:9781259722660
Author:J. David Spiceland, Mark W. Nelson, Wayne M Thomas
Publisher:McGraw-Hill Education
Financial and Managerial Accounting
Accounting
ISBN:9781259726705
Author:John J Wild, Ken W. Shaw, Barbara Chiappetta Fundamental Accounting Principles
Publisher:McGraw-Hill Education
Accounting for Derivatives Comprehensive Guide; Author: WallStreetMojo;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9D-0LoM4dy4;License: Standard YouTube License, CC-BY
Option Trading Basics-Simplest Explanation; Author: Sky View Trading;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=joJ8mbwuYW8;License: Standard YouTube License, CC-BY