RangeStar Telecommunications recently acquired a patent regarding a new telecommunications application. Additional equipment and a computer were

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RangeStar Telecommunications recently acquired a patent regarding a new telecommunications application. Additional equipment and a computer were purchased to begin making the application available to consumers. Details of the assets follow:

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The company?s year-end is December 31 and it uses the straight-line method for all production assets including intangibles, calculated to the nearest whole month.

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1. Record amortization and depreciation at December 31, 2020, on the production assets, including the patent.

2. Assume that because a highly superior alternative telecommunications application became available from a competitor, RangeStar?s application no longer had value and was officially discontinued on January 27, 2024. The equipment was sold for $252,000 cash and the patent and computer were scrapped. Record the disposal of the assets.

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Fundamental Accounting Principles Volume I

ISBN: 978-1260305821

16th Canadian edition

Authors: Kermit Larson, Tilly Jensen, Heidi Dieckmann

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