Lewis Limited Was Involved in a Mining Exploration Business

question 19

Multiple Choice

Lewis Limited was involved in a mining exploration business.It commenced a project to design more efficient gold-detecting equipment.The following expenditures occurred during the financial year ended 2014: researcher's salary $5000,research consumables $3000,re-development of the detecting equipment $4000 and final adjustments to the detecting equipment $2500.The amount to be capitalised by this company as an intangible asset,for the 2014 financial year,is:

• A)$6500.
• B)$8000.
• C)$11 500.
• D)$14 500.

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Definitions:

Monopolistically Competitive

A market structure characterized by many firms selling products that are similar but not identical, allowing for competition primarily through product differentiation.

Cournot Equilibrium

A situation in an oligopoly in which each company chooses its production level assuming the output of its competitors, resulting in a stable market output.

Collusion

An agreement between firms to limit competition, set prices, or divide markets, which usually distorts the outcomes of a free market.

Marginal Revenue

Marginal Revenue is the additional income acquired from selling one more unit of a product or service, crucial for determining optimal production levels.