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The following patents were on Presto's balance sheet as of December 31, 2018. PATENT ITEM INITIAL COST DATE ACQUIRED USEFUL LIFE AT DATE ACQUIRED Patent

The following patents were on Presto's balance sheet as of December 31, 2018.

PATENT ITEM

INITIAL COST

DATE ACQUIRED

USEFUL LIFE AT DATE ACQUIRED

Patent 421

$30,600

3/1/15

17 years

Patent 183

$20,000

7/1/16

10 years

Patent 709

$15,500

9/1/18

5 years

In 2019, Presto had the following occur:

  • Research and development costs of $245,700 were incurred during the year.
  • Patent 820 was purchased on July 1, 2019 for $37,480. This patent was recorded as having a useful life of 9 years.

What is the carrying amount of Presto's patents on December 31, 2019?

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