Pierce Company incurred $150,000 of research and development costs in its laboratory to develop a new product.

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Pierce Company incurred $150,000 of research and development costs in its laboratory to develop a new product.

It spent $20,000 in legal fees for a patent granted on January 2, 2012. On July 31, 2012, Pierce paid

$15,000 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) $150,000.

(c) $185,000.

(b) $35,000.

(d) Some other amount.

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Accounting Tools For Business Decision Making

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