I dont understand why this is incorrect someone please expla

I don\'t understand why this is incorrect? someone please explain. If i turn expenses to positive it will not equal net income? confused..

Exercise 6-19 Computing and recording the amortization of intangibles LO 6-8 Pacart Manufacturing paid cash to acquire the assets of an existing company. Among the assets acquired were the following items: Patent with 5 remaining years of legal life Goodwill $38,600 42,000 Required a. Compute the annual amortization expense for these items if applicable. Patent |$ 7,7201per b. Record the purchase of the intangible assets and the related amortization expense for year 1 in a horizontal statements model like the preceding one. Pacart\'s financial condition just prior to the purchase of these assets is shown in the following statements model. The first event is recorded as an example. In the Cash Flow column, use OA to designate operating activity, LA for investment activity, FA for financing activity and NA to indicate the element is not affected by the event. (Enter any decreases to account balances and cash outflows with a minus sign. PACART MANUFACTURING Balance Sheet Income Statement Statement of Cash Flows Event Assets - LiabilitiesEquity RevenueExpense Net Income Cash Patent 95,200+ +95,200 |38.600.+ (7720) | 42,0000: |(80,600) IA INA |(80,600).+ Acquisition Patent (7,720) (7,720)G- 1 (7,720)> +

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Ans: The solution is correct. Just keep the figure as positive. As the formula aready consist as minus. So please put the expense figure as 7720.