Listed Below Are Several Transactions That Occurred During the Year

question 44

Essay

Listed below are several transactions that occurred during the year. In each case, all the amounts were debited to an account called "R and D costs." At the end of the year the company wants this account closed out and the amounts either expensed or capitalized to an asset account called "Development costs." a. During the year $5,500,000 was paid to staff to investigate whether a drug combination was effective for reducing a specific type of cancer in mice. Evidence showed it materially reduced the effects of this cancer in the mice.
b. During the year $12,000,000 was paid to staff to investigate whether a drug combination was effective for reducing a specific type of cancer for terminally ill cancer patients. The trials were successful in a limited number of cases but the results were mixed.
c. During the year $44,000,000 was paid to staff to investigate whether a drug combination was effective in reducing a specific type of cancer. The drug was very successful in most cases. Market research shows a huge market for this drug. The Board has committed further resources to complete the development of this project and to market the drug.
d. During the year $41,000,000 was paid to staff to investigate whether a drug combination was effective in reducing a specific type of cancer. The drug combination was very successful in most cases. Market research shows huge a market for this drug combination. The company is too small and does not have adequate funds to complete the balance of the drug testing, so it is looking for a large pharmaceutical firm to take it over and complete the process.
Required:
Prepare the journal entry required for each case. Explain your proposed treatment.

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Definitions:

Substitutes

Goods or services that can be used in place of each other, where an increase in the price of one leads to an increase in demand for the other.

Relatively Inelastic

Describes a situation where the demand or supply for a good or service changes only slightly in response to changes in price.

Price Elastic

Refers to a situation where the demand or supply for a product or service significantly changes in response to its price change.

Soft Drinks

Non-alcoholic beverages that are usually carbonated and contain various flavorings and sweeteners.