Chen King Enterprises Inc. developed a new machine that reduces the time required to insert the fortunes

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Chen King Enterprises Inc. developed a new machine that reduces the time required to insert the fortunes into its fortune cookies. Because the process is considered very valuable to the fortune cookie industry, Chen King patented the machine. The following expenses were incurred in developing and patenting the machine:

Research and development laboratory expenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . $25,000
Metal used in the construction of the machine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,000
Blueprints used to design the machine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,200
Legal expenses to obtain patent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12,000
Wages paid for the employees’ work on the research, development, and building of the machine (60% of the time was spent in actually building the machine) . . . . . 30,000
Expense of drawing required by the patent office to
be submitted with the patent application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,700
Fee paid to government patent office to process application . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,500

One year later, Chen King Enterprises Inc. paid $17,500 in legal fees to successfully defend the patent against an infringement suit by Dragon Cookie Co.
Give the entries on Chen King’s books indicated by the preceding events. Ignore any amortization of the patent or depreciation of the machine.

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Intermediate Accounting

ISBN: 978-0324312140

16th Edition

Authors: James D. Stice, Earl K. Stice, Fred Skousen

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