Sarasota Laboratories holds a valuable patent (No. 758-6002-1A) on a precipitator that prevents certain types of air pollution. Sarasota does not manufacture or sell the products and processes it develops. Instead, it conducts research and develops products and processes which it patents, and then assigns the patents to manufacturers on a royalty basis. Occasionally it sells a patent. The history of Sarasota patent number 758-6002-1A is as follows.

*Problem 12-02 Your answer is partially correct. Try again. Sarasota Laboratories holds a valuable patent (No. 758-6002-1A) on a precipitator that prevents certain types of air pollution. Sarasota does not manufacture or sell the products and processes it develops. Instead, it conducts research and develops products and processes which it patents, and then assigns the patents to manufacturers on a royalty basis. Occasionally it sells a patent. The history of Sarasota patent number 758-6002-1A is as follows. Date 2011-2012 Jan. 2013 March 2013 Jan. 2014 Cost $366,000 88,200 45,500 76,500 Activity Research conducted to develop precipitator Design and construction of a prototype Testing of models Fees paid engineers and lawyers to prepare patent application; patent granted June 30, 2014 Engineering activity necessary to advance the design of the precipitator to the manufacturing stage Legal fees paid to successfully defend precipitator patent Research aimed at modifying the design of the patented precipitator Legal fees paid in unsuccessful patent infringement suit against a competitor Nov. 2015 Dec. 2016 April 2017 July 2021 83,000 45,500 22,000 32,000 Sarasota assumed a useful life of 17 years when it received the initial precipitator patent. On January 1, 2019, it revised its useful life estimate downward to 5 remaining years. Amortization is computed for a full year if the cost is incurred prior to July 1, and no amortization for the year if the cost is incurred after June 30. The company's year ends December 31. Compute the carrying value of patent No. 758-6002-1A on each of the following dates: 572000 (a) December 31, 2014 (b) December 31, 2018 (c) December 31, 2021 72858 Question Attempts: 1 of 3 used