On January $1,2024,$ Weaver Corporation purchased a patent for $$234,000.$ The remaining legal life is $20$ years, but the company estimates the patent will be useful for only six more years. In January $2026,$ the company incurred legal fees of $$54,000$ in successfully defending a patent infringement suit. The successful defense did not change the company's estimate of useful life. Weaver Corporation's year$-$end is December $31.$

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Record the purchase in $2024$; amortization in $2024$; amortization in $2025$; legal fees in $2026$; and amortization in $2026.$

What is the balance in the Patent account at the end of $2026?$

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Record the purchase in $2024$; amortization in $2024$; amortization in $2025$; legal fees in $2026$; and amortization in $2026.($If no entry is required for a particular transaction$/$event$,$ select $"$No Journal Entry Required" in the first account field.$)$

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Record the purchase in $2024.$