In 2013, Starsearch Corporation began work on three research and development projects. One of the projects was

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In 2013, 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 2013 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.


Required:

Prepare journal entries, reclassifying amounts in R&D expense, to reflect the appropriate treatment of the expenditures.


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Intermediate accounting

ISBN: 978-0077647094

7th edition

Authors: J. David Spiceland, James Sepe, Mark Nelson

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