Electronics R Us Spent $25,000 on Research and Development to Create

question 53

Multiple Choice

Electronics R Us spent $25,000 on research and development to create a new product. The product was successfully developed and launched into the market. How should the research and development costs be treated?

• A) The full $25,000 should be capitalized.
• B) The research portion of the $25,000 should be capitalized.
• C) The research portion of the $25,000 should be expensed.
• D) The full $25,000 should be expensed.

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