Question

Cullumber Company incurred $800000 of research and development costs in its laboratory to develop a new product. It spent $150000 in legal fees for a patent granted on January 2, 2017. On July 31, 2017, Cullumber paid $62000 for legal fees in a successful defense of the patent. What is the total amount that should be debited to Patents through July 31, 2017

Answer 1

$212,000

Step-by-step explanation:

Calculation to determine the total amount that should be debited to Patents through July 31, 2017

Using this formula

Total amount debited to Patents=Legal fees for patent+Legal fees in a successful defense of patent

Let plug in the formula

Total amount debited to Patents=$150,000+$62,000

Total amount debited to Patents=$212,000

Therefore the total amount that should be debited to Patents through July 31, 2017 is $212,000