Redstone Company Spent $190,000 Developing a New Process, $45,000 in Legal

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Essay

Redstone Company spent $190,000 developing a new process, $45,000 in legal fees to obtain a patent, and $91,000 to market the process that was patented. How should these costs be accounted for in the year they are incurred?

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