Please show your work and provide explanations. For each of the following unrelated transactions.(1) Costs of $50,700 were incurred on January 1 to obtain a patent. On January 31, $50.193 was spent in legal costs to successfully defend the patent against competitors. The patent has an estimated legal life of 12 years.(2) A company acquired a copyright for $208,000. The copyright has a useful life of 50 years.Your answer is partially correct.Determine the amount of the amortization for the current year.(1) Amount of the amortization for the current year(2) Amount of the amortization for the current year$$8,407.754,160 Present the adjusting entries required to record amortization at year end. (Credit account titles are automatically indented when the amount is entered. Do not indent manually. If no entry is required, select "No Entry" for the account titles and enter O for the amounts. List all debit entriesbefore credit entries.)No. Account Titles and Explanation(1) Amortization Expense(2)PatentsAmortization ExpenseCopyrightsDebit4,160CreditDONO8,4084,160

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For each of the following unrelated transactions, (1) (1) Costs of $50,700 were incurred on January 1 to obtain a patent. On January 31, $50.193 was spent in legal costs to successfully defend the patent against competitors. The patent has an estimated legal life of 12 years. A company acquired a copyright for $208,000. The copyright has a useful life of 50 years. Determine the amount of the amortization for the current year. (2) Your answer is partially correct. Amount of the amortization for the current year Amount of the amortization for the current year $ $ 8,407.75 4,160

For each of the following unrelated transactions, (1) (1) Costs of $50,700 were incurred on January 1 to obtain a patent. On January 31, $50.193 was spent in legal costs to successfully defend the patent against competitors. The patent has an estimated legal life of 12 years. A company acquired a copyright for $208,000. The copyright has a useful life of 50 years. Determine the amount of the amortization for the current year. (2) Your answer is partially correct. Amount of the amortization for the current year Amount of the amortization for the current year $ $ 8,407.75 4,160

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