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Bethany incurred $$20,500$ in research and experimental costs for developing a specialized product during July $2024.$

Bethany went through a lot of trouble and spent $$10,250$ in legal fees to receive a patent for the product in August $2026.$

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 $2026?$

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