During its first year of operation, Dovery Company incurred $305,000 of research costs undertaken with the prospect of gaining new technical understanding about a new nanotechnology procedure. An additional $535,000 was incurred to develop a production process to use that new technology to produce a new lubricant product. Under U.S. GAAP, which of the following is the appropriate accounting for these costs? A. expense $535,000 and capitalize $305,000 as an intangible asset B. expense $305,000 and capitalize $535,000 as an intangible asset C. capitalize $840,000 as an intangible asset D. expense $840,000