Leon Corporation incurred the following costs in 2021:  Acquisition of R&D equipment with a useful life of 4 years in R&D projects P900,000  Cost of making minor modifications to an existing product 140,000  Advertising expense to introduce a new product 700,000  Engineering costs incurred to advance a product to full production stage (economic viability not achieved) 600,000  What amount should Leon record as research & development expense in 2021?

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Leon Corporation incurred the following costs in 2021: 

Acquisition of R&D equipment with a useful life of 4 years in R&D projects P900,000 

Cost of making minor modifications to an existing product 140,000 

Advertising expense to introduce a new product 700,000 

Engineering costs incurred to advance a product to full production stage (economic viability not achieved) 600,000 

What amount should Leon record as research & development expense in 2021? 

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