On June 1,2016,Red Corporation Purchased an Existing Business

question 33

Multiple Choice

On June 1,2016,Red Corporation purchased an existing business.With respect to the acquired assets of the business,Red allocated $300,000 of the purchase price to a patent.The patent will expire in 20 years.Determine the total amount that Red may amortize for 2016 for the patent.

• A)$0
• B)$1,667
• C)$11,667
• D)$35,000
• E)None of the above

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Definitions:

Fiscal Period

A specific time period for which an organization prepares financial statements, typically a year, but can also be a quarter or month.

Deferred Expense

A deferred expense is an expenditure that is made in advance and recorded as an asset until it is consumed or its value expires, at which point it is charged to expense.

Accrual Basis

An accounting method where transactions are recorded when they are earned or incurred, regardless of when cash is exchanged.

Matching Concept

An accounting principle that requires the expenses to be matched with the revenues they helped to generate in the same accounting period.