Question

Bricktown Exchange purchases a copyright for $50,000. The copyright has a remaining legal life of 25 years, but only an expected useful life of five years with no residual value. Assume the company uses the straight-line method to record amortization. What is the carrying value of the copyright at the end of the first year?

Answer 1

$40,000

Step-by-step explanation:

Straight line ammortization expense each year = (Cost of the asset - Salvage value) / useful life

$50,000 / 5 = $10,000

Carrying value = Cost of asset - amortization expense = $50,000 - $10,000 = $40,000

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