Question

In early January, Burger Mania acquired 100% of the common stock of the Crispy Taco restaurant chain. The purchase price allocation included the following items: $5 million, patent; $3 million, trademark considered to have an indefinite useful life; and $5 million, goodwill. Burger Mania's policy is to amortize intangible assets with finite useful lives using the straight-line method, no residual value, and a five-year service life. What is the total amount of amortization expense that would appear in Burger Mania's income statement for the first year ended December 31 related to these items

Answer 1

$1,000,000 per year

Step-by-step explanation:

We can infer from the above information that the intangible assets with indefinite period are checked annually, for impairment hence patent is a limited life intangible.

Therefore;

The amount of amortization of patent at the end of first year

= Patent value ÷ Useful life

= $5 million ÷ 5 years

= $1,000,000 per year

Therefore, the company should amortize $1,000,000 per year.