Answer:
a. Favorable leaseholds with an 8-year life
Options:
b. Technology rights with a 3-year life
c. Bottler franchise rights with indefinite life
d. Goodwill
Explanation:
We should notice the income recognize is the 25% of the company's income thus, there is no depreciation nor amortization.
a. Favorable leaseholds with an 8-year life
A favorable leaseholds because the market rate changes when performing the acquisition of the 25% would make for this but, will be amortized over an 8 years spawn Hence is guaranteed to not the cause of the 10,000,000 extra as it should decrease the income of 500,000 which is not what happened.
b.- and intangible which isn't recognize in the company's firm can also generate this difference and be eliminate after 3-years thus is a viable option
c.- the franchise right will still be there but, the valuation of them can change. The franchise while it is indefinite It can lose their market value (imagine a franchise of candels after electricity is invented) Thus, it could be or not.
d.- The goodwill could be checked for imparment and eliminated before the 5 years period or not require a journal entry that year.