Hopson Company Incurred $600,000 of Research and Development Costs in Its

question 123

Multiple Choice

Hopson Company incurred $600,000 of research and development costs in its laboratory to develop a new product. It spent $80,000 in legal fees for a patent granted on January 2, 2014. On July 31, 2014, Hopson paid $60,000 for legal fees in a successful defense of the patent. What is the total amount that should be debited to Patents through July 31, 2012?

• A) $600,000.
• B) $140,000.
• C) $740,000.
• D) Some other amount.

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