Fuzziwig's Candles Has Two Intangible Assets Calculate the Amount of Amortization Expense That Should Be Reported

question 32

Essay

Fuzziwig's Candles has two intangible assets.Information concerning each is provided in the following table:
$\begin{array}{lrr}&\underline{ \text {Goodwill}}& \underline{ \text {Trademark}}\\\text { Date of purchase } & \text { June } 30, \text { Year 1 } & \text { January 1, Year } 1 \\\text { Cost } & \$ 500,000 & \$ 250,000 \\\text { Legal life } & \text { None } & 10 \text { years } \\\text { Useful life } & 40 \text { vears } & 5 \text {years }\end{array}$

Calculate the amount of amortization expense that should be reported for Year 1.

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