The intangible assets section of Marigold Corporation's balance sheet at December 31, 2022, is presented here. Patents ($71,800 cost less $7,180 amortization) $63,400
Copyrights ($50,500 cost less $39,400 amortization) 11,100
Total $74,500
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 $45,000 legal costs to successfully defend the patent against infringement by another company.
Jan.- June Paid $43,000 to a quarterback to appear in commercials advertising the company's products. The commercials will air in September and October.
Sept. 1 Paid $43,000 to a quarterback to appear in commercials advertising the company's products. The commercials will air in September and October.
Oct. 1 Acquired a copyright for $257,000. The copyright has a useful life and legal life of 50 years.
Prepare journal entries to record the 2023 amortization expense for intangible assets.

Which of the following statements is true about financial planning

Reliability and validity reliability and validity are two important considerations that must be made with any type of data collection. reliability refers to the ability to consistently produce a given result. in the context of psychological research, this would mean that any instruments or tools used to collect data do so in consistent, reproducible ways. unfortunately, being consistent in measurement does not necessarily mean that you have measured something correctly. to illustrate this concept, consider a kitchen scale that would be used to measure the weight of cereal that you eat in the morning. if the scale is not properly calibrated, it may consistently under- or overestimate the amount of cereal that’s being measured. while the scale is highly reliable in producing consistent results (e.g., the same amount of cereal poured onto the scale produces the same reading each time), those results are incorrect. this is where validity comes into play. validity refers to the extent to which a given instrument or tool accurately measures what it’s supposed to measure. while any valid measure is by necessity reliable, the reverse is not necessarily true. researchers strive to use instruments that are both highly reliable and valid.

Aaron corporation, which has only one product, has provided the following data concerning its most recent month of operations: selling price $ 102 units in beginning inventory 0 units produced 4,900 units sold 4,260 units in ending inventory 640 variable costs per unit: direct materials $ 20 direct labor $ 41 variable manufacturing overhead $ 5 variable selling and administrative expense $ 4 fixed costs: fixed manufacturing overhead $ 64,200 fixed selling and administrative expense $ 2,900 the total contribution margin for the month under variable costing is: