E12-17B (L05) (Accounting for R&D; Costs) Tettleton Company incurred the followi
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E12-17B (L05) (Accounting for R&D; Costs) Tettleton Company incurred the following costs during the current year in con nection with its research and development activities Cost of equipment acquired that will have alternative uses in future research and development projects over the next 5 years (uses straight-line depreciation) 300,000 65,000 23,000 15,000 44,000 72,000 Materials consumed in research and development projects Consulting fees paid to outsiders for research and development projects l costs of persons involved in research and Indirect costs reasonably allocable to research and development projects Materials purchased for future research and development projects Instructions Compute the amount to be reported as research and development expense by Tettleton on its income statement for the current year. Assume equipment is purchased at the beginning of the yearExplanation / Answer
Tettleton Company
Determination of the amount to be reported as research and development expense by the company on its current year income statement:
The amount to be reported as research and development expense in the current year income statement includes the following,
Depreciation on equipment $60,000
Materials consumed in R&D projects $65,000
Consulting fee paid to outsiders for R&D projects $123,000
Personnel costs of persons involved in R&D projects $315,000
Indirect costs reasonably allocated to R&D Projects $44,000
Total amount to be reported in current year income statement is $607,000
Notes:
The equipment will have alternative uses in future and hence the entire cost is capitalized and the depreciation expense is the R&D expense.
Materials consumed in R&D projects relate to the current year R&D expense and hence expensed to R&D.
Consulting fee paid is related to R&D projects in current year and hence the same is expensed as R&D item.
Personnel costs of persons relates to current year R&D activities and hence the same is expensed as R&D item
Indirect costs allocated are current year R&D expenses and hence the same is expensed.
The benefit for all these cost items relates to current year and hence the corresponding expense is reported as an R&D expense in the current year income statement.
The materials purchased for future R&D projects are not consumed in current year and are held with the intention of future use. Hence, the same is treated as inventory and not as current year expense.
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