Given the following account balances at year end, how much is amortization expense on Analog Enterprises' income statement for the current year if the company amortizes intangibles over ten years? Sales revenue, $45,000,000; Patents, $2,500,000; Accounts receivable, $4,000,000; Land, $15,000,000; Equipment, $25,000,000; Trademarks, $1,000,000; and Goodwill, $4,500,000. The company also paid $2,000,000 for research & development at the start of the current year. Assume that all of the company's intangible assets were acquired at the start of the current year.

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Answer:

$250,000

Explanation:

Analog's intangibles are patents, trademarks and goodwill, but only patents can be amortized.

Patents total cost are $2,500,000, amortized in 10 years = $2,500,000 / 10 = $250,000 per year.

Goodwill cannot be amortized because its life is indefinite. Trademarks can be renewed every 20 years, so their lives can be indefinite also. Assets with indefinite lives cannot be amortized.

Research and development costs are considered expenses.

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