The intangible assets section of Monty Corp.s balance sheet at December 31, 2022, is presented here.

Patents ($89,000 cost less $8,900 amortization)		$80,100
Copyrights ($44,700 cost less $31,290 amortization)		13,410
Total		$93,510

The patent was acquired in January 2022 and has a useful life of 10 years. The copyright was acquired in January 2016 and also has a useful life of 10 years. The following cash transactions may have affected intangible assets during 2023.

Jan. 2		Paid $27,000 legal costs to successfully defend the patent against infringement by another company.
Jan.July		Developed a new product, incurring $134,000 in research and development costs during February. A patent was granted for the product on July 1, and its useful life is equal to its legal life. Legal and other costs for the patent were $20,000.
Sept. 1		Paid $47,000 to a quarterback to appear in commercials advertising the companys products. The commercials aired in September.
Oct. 1		Acquired a copyright for $117,000. The copyright has a useful life and legal life of 50 years.

(b) Your answer is partially correct. Prepare journal entries to record the 2023 amortization expense for intangible assets. (Credit account titles are automatically indented when amount is entered. Do not indent manually. Record journal entries in the order presented in the problem. If no entry is required, select "No Entry"for the account titles and enter for the amounts.) Debit Credit Date Dec. 31 Account Titles and Explanation Amortization Expense 12900 12900 Patents (To record patents amortization) Amortization Expense Dec. 31 5055 5055 Copyrights (To record copyrights amortization) (b) Your answer is partially correct. Prepare journal entries to record the 2023 amortization expense for intangible assets. (Credit account titles are automatically indented when amount is entered. Do not indent manually. Record journal entries in the order presented in the problem. If no entry is required, select "No Entry"for the account titles and enter for the amounts.) Debit Credit Date Dec. 31 Account Titles and Explanation Amortization Expense 12900 12900 Patents (To record patents amortization) Amortization Expense Dec. 31 5055 5055 Copyrights (To record copyrights amortization)