Axo Mirth Company paid $24 million to purchase a drug patent on April 1, 2019. At the

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Axo Mirth Company paid $24 million to purchase a drug patent on April 1, 2019. At the date of purchase, the patent remained valid for another 12 years. In 2021, the company spent $4 million to successfully defend the patent, with the case closed on September 30, 2021. The company has a December 31 year-end.


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Taking account of partial years, compute the amount of patent amortization for 2019, 2020, 2021, and 2022.

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Intermediate Accounting Volume 1

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Authors: Kin Lo, George Fisher

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