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Following are selected accounts for Mergaronite Company and Hill, Inc., as of December 31, 2018. Several of Mergaronites accounts have been omitted. Credit balances are

Following are selected accounts for Mergaronite Company and Hill, Inc., as of December 31, 2018. Several of Mergaronites accounts have been omitted. Credit balances are indicated by parentheses. Dividends were declared and paid in the same period.

Mergaronite Hill
Revenues $(600,000) $(250,000)
Cost of goods sold 280,000 100,000
Depreciation expense 120,000 50,000
Investment income Not given NA
Retained earnings, 1/1/18 (900,000) (600,000)
Dividends declared 130,000 40,000
Current assets 200,000 690,000
Land 300,000 90,000
Buildings (net) 500,000 140,000
Equipment (net) 200,000 250,000
Liabilities (400,000) (310,000)
Common stock (300,000) (40,000)
Additional paid-in capital (50,000) (160,000)

Assume that Mergaronite took over Hill on January 1, 2014, by issuing 7,000 shares of common stock having a par value of $10 per share but a fair value of $100 each. On January 1, 2014, Hills land was undervalued by $20,000, its buildings were overvalued by $30,000, and equipment was undervalued by $60,000. The buildings had a 10-year remaining life; the equipment had a 5-year remaining life. A customer list with an appraised value of $100,000 was developed internally by Hill and was to be written off over a 20-year period.

I need help with amortization expense calculations

a. Fair Value Allocation and Annual Amortization
Annual
Life Excess
Allocation (years) Amortizations
Land
Buildings
Equipment
Customer list
Total

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