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A copyright (\#1) was acquired on January 1, 2019, and has a useful life of four years. The trademarks were acquired on January 1. 2017, and are expected to have an indefinite life. The company has a December 31 year end and prepares adjusting journal entries annually, The following cash transactions may have affected intangible assets and goodwill during 2021: Jan. 5 Paid $7,020 in legal costs to successfully defend the trademarks against infringement by another company. July 1 Developed a new product, incurring $189,440 in research and $50,200 in development costs with probable future benefits. The product is expected to have a useful life of 20 years. Sept. 1 Paid $58,200 to a popular hockey player to appear in commercials advertising the company's products. The commercials will air in early September. Sept. 1 Paid $58,200 to a popular hockey player to appear in commercials advertising the company's products. The commercials will air in early September. Oct. 1 Acquired another copyright (\#2) for $162,000. The new copyright has a useful life of six years. Dec. 31 Determined the fair value of the goodwill to be $85,280. There was no indication that the copyrights or trademarks were impaired. (a) Your answer is correct. Prepare journal entries to record the above transactions. (List all debit entries before credit entries. 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 occount titles and enter O for the amounts. Record journal entries in the order presented in the problem.) 189,440 (To record research expense) July1DevelopmentCostsCash (To record development costs) \begin{tabular}{ll|l|} \hline Sept.1 1. & Advertising Expense & 58.200 \\ \hline Cash & & \\ \hline Copyrights & & \\ \hline \end{tabular} 162.000 1utomatically indented when the amount is entered. Do not indent manually. Round answers to 0 decimal places, e.g. 5,275 . If no entry is required, select "No Entry" for the account titles and enter 0 for the amounts.) (To record amortization on copyrights acquired on October 1, 2021) Dec. 31 (To record amortization expense on development cost) Dec. 31

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