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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. Can you help me find for what amount would the company report research and development expense in the current year?