
Research and development
• LO10–8
In 2018, Starsearch Corporation began work on three research and development projects. One of the projects was completed and commercial production of the developed product began in December. The company’s fiscal year-end is December 31. All of the following 2016 expenditures were included in the R&D expense account:
Salaries and wages for: | |
Lab research | $ 300,000 |
Design and construction of preproduction prototype | 160,000 |
Quality control during commercial production | 20,000 |
Materials and supplies consumed for: | |
Lab research | 60,000 |
Construction of preproduction prototype | 30,000 |
Purchase of equipment | 600,000 |
Patent filing and legal fees for completed project | 40,000 |
Payments to others for research | 120,000 |
Total | $1,330,000 |
$200,000 of equipment was purchased solely for use in one of the projects. After the project is completed, the equipment will be abandoned. The remaining $400,000 in equipment will be used on future R&D projects. The useful life of equipment is five years. Assume that all of the equipment was acquired at the beginning of the year.
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