Question

On January 2, 2013, Gant Co. purchased a franchise with a useful life of five years for $60,000 and an annual fee of 1% of franchise revenues. Franchise revenues were $20,000 during 2013. Gant projects future revenues of $40,000 in 2014 and $60,000 per year for the following three years. Gant uses the straight-line method of amortization. What amount should Gant report as intangible asset-franchise, net of related amortization in its December 31, 2013, balance sheet

Answer 1

$48,000

Step-by-step explanation:

The computation of the amount that should be reported as the intangible asset franchise is shown below

= Purchase value of franchise - amortization per year

= $60,000 - ($60,000 ÷ 5 years)

= $60,000 - $12,000

= $48,000

hence, the amount that should be reported as the intangible asset franchise is $48,000