Suppose a company spends $200,000 in the current year to research and develop a navigation device for hikers. By the end of the year, the company estimates that the new navigation device has a 70% chance of generating $500,000 in revenues from sales to customers over the next four years. For what amount would the company report research and development expense in the current year?

Multiple Choice

• $200,000

• $140,000

• $400,000

• $0