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Bethany incurred $$21,500$ in research and experimental costs for developing a specialized product during July $2023.$ Bethany went through a lot of trouble and spent $$10,750$ in legal fees to receive a patent for the product in August $2025.$ Bethany expects the patent to have a remaining useful life of $10$ years.

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b$.$ How much patent amortization expense would Bethany deduct in $2025?$