Martha Beyerlein Company incurred $150,000 of research and development costs in its laboratory to develop a patent granted on January 2nd, 2017. On July 31st, 2017, Beyerlein paid $35,000 for legal fees in a successful defense of the patent. The total amount debited to Patents through July 31st, 2017, should be

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Roger Blanchard

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23 May, 09:13

Martha Beyerlein Company incurred $150,000 of research and development costs in its laboratory to develop a patent granted on January 2nd, 2017. On July 31st, 2017, Beyerlein paid $35,000 for legal fees in a successful defense of the patent. The total amount debited to Patents through July 31st, 2017, should be

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Shannon Cordova · Answer 1

The total amount that will be debited to the patents account on July 31, 2017 will be $35,000.

Explanation:

The amount of $150,000 will not be included in the patents account because this patent was developed by the Martha beyerlein company not purchased from any other firm, so the cost incurred here will be debited to the research and development account. And only the $35,000 that was paid for legal fees will be debited to the patents account.