• Intel Corporation invested $6 billion in developing a new semiconductor technology. The company reported the following financial information:
  • Investment in New Technology: $6 billion
  • Total Assets: $200 billion
  • Total Liabilities: $100 billion
  • Net Income: $20 billion

• Requirements:
  1. Calculate Intel's total assets after accounting for the investment in the new technology.
  2. Prepare a balance sheet reflecting the investment in the new technology and adjusted total assets.
  3. Analyze the impact of the investment on Intel's financial leverage.
  4. Discuss the accounting treatment of investments in new technologies in Intel's financial statements.
  5. Evaluate the potential return on investment from Intel's new semiconductor technology.