Van Frank Telecommunications has a patent on a cellular transmission process. The company has amortized the patent
Question:
Van Frank Telecommunications has a patent on a cellular transmission process. The company has amortized the patent on a straight-line basis since 2007, when it was acquired at a cost of $11.0 million at the beginning of that year. Due to rapid technological advances in the industry, management decided that the patent would benefit the company over a total of six years rather than the nine-year life being used to amortize its cost. The decision was made at the end of 2011 (before adjusting and closing entries).
Required:
Prepare the appropriate adjusting entry for patent amortization in 2011 to reflect the revised estimate. (Enter your answers in millions to 1 decimal place. Round the previous annual amortization to 1 decimal place for calculation purposes.)
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Intermediate Accounting
ISBN: 978-0077400163
6th edition
Authors: J. David Spiceland, James Sepe, Mark Nelson