On July 1, 2009, Horrocks Engineering purchased a patent for $2,400,000. A 10-year useful life was estimated
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On July 1, 2009, Horrocks Engineering purchased a patent for $2,400,000. A 10-year useful life was estimated with no residual value. The straight-line amortization method is used. Early in 2012, the company determined that the patent would be useful for only five more years (2012–2016).
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1. What type of accounting change is this?
2. Determine amortization expense for 2012.
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Intermediate Accounting
ISBN: 978-0077400163
6th edition
Authors: J. David Spiceland, James Sepe, Mark Nelson
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