On January 2, 2017, Sandhill Co. bought a trademark from Royce, Inc. for $1960000. An independent research company estimated that the remaining useful life of the trademark was 10 years. Its unamortized cost on Royce's books was $1460000. In Sandhill's 2017 income statement, what amount should be reported as amortization expense?

A $73,000.00 B $196,000.00 C $146,000.00 D $98,000.00