During 2015, Traco Machine Company spent $176,000 on R&D costs for an invention. This invention was patented

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During 2015, Traco Machine Company spent $176,000 on R&D costs for an invention. This invention was patented on January 2, 2016, at a nominal cost that was expensed in 2016. The patent had a legal life of 20 years and an estimated useful life of 8 years. In January 2020, Traco paid $16,000 for legal fees in a successful defense of the patent. Amortization for 2020 should be:
a. $0
b. $1,000
c. $4,000
d. $26,000

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Intermediate Accounting Reporting and Analysis

ISBN: 978-1337788281

3rd edition

Authors: James M. Wahlen, Jefferson P. Jones, Donald Pagach

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