In 2017, Ball Labs incurred the following costs:
Direct costs of doing contract research and development work
for the government to be reimbursed by a governmental
unit........................................................................$400,000
Research and development costs not included above were:
Depreciation............................................................. $300,000
Salaries......................................................................700,000
Indirect costs appropriately allocated...................................200,000
Materials...............................................................................180,000
Required:
What was Ball's total research and development expense in 2017?