Fields Laboratories holds a valuable patent (No. 758-6002-1A) on a precipitator that prevents certain types of air pollution. Fields does not manufacture or sell the products and processes it develops. Instead, it conducts research and develops products and processes which it patents, and then assigns the patents to manufacturers on a royalty basis. Occasionally it sells a patent. The history of Fields patent number 758-6002-1A is as follows. Date   Activity   Cost 2008–2009   Research conducted to develop precipitator   $372,000 Jan. 2010   Design and construction of a prototype   86,200 March 2010   Testing of models   35,000 Jan. 2011   Fees paid engineers and lawyers to prepare patent application;            patent granted June 30, 2011   76,500 Nov. 2012   Engineering activity necessary to advance the design of the            precipitator to the manufacturing stage   93,500 Dec. 2013   Legal fees paid to successfully defend precipitator patent   35,000 April 2014   Research aimed at modifying the design of the patented precipitator   36,000 July 2018   Legal fees paid in unsuccessful patent infringement suit against a            competitor   31,000 Fields assumed a useful life of 17 years when it received the initial precipitator patent. On January 1, 2016, it revised its useful life estimate downward to 5 remaining years. Amortization is computed for a full year if the cost is incurred prior to July 1, and no amortization for the year if the cost is incurred after June 30. The company’s year ends December 31. Compute the carrying value of patent No. 758-6002-1A on each of the following dates: (a)   December 31, 2011   $   (b)   December 31, 2015   $   (c)   December 31, 2018   $

Pina Technologies holds a valuable patent (No. 782) for Dance-o-matic, an electronic system that provides individualized, interactive dance instruction that also provides real-time feedback. Pina does not manufacture or sell the products and processes it develops. Instead, it conducts research and develops products and processes which it patents, and then assigns the patents to manufacturers on a royalty basis. Occasionally it sells a patent. The history of Pina’s patent number 782 is as follows. Date   Activity   Cost 2011–2012   Research conducted to develop Dance-o-matic   $542,000 Oct 2013   Design and construction of prototype   212,000 Feb 2014   Testing of models   65,600 Aug 2014   Costs (engineering and legal fees) associated with patent              application; patent granted September 30, 2014   50,400 Mar 2015   Engineering activity to advance the prototype to the              manufacturing stage   251,000 July 2016…

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Machine Corp. has several pending lawsuits against its company. Review each situation: A. A pending lawsuit, claiming $120,000 in damages, is considered likely to favor the plaintiff and can be reasonably estimated. B. Machine Corp. believes there might be other potential lawsuits about this faulty machinery, but this is unlikely to occur. C. A claimant sues Machine Corp. for damages, from a dishonored service contract agreement; the plaintiff will likely win the case but damages cannot be reasonably estimated. D. Machine Corp. believes a customer will win a lawsuit it filed, but the outcome is not likely and is not remote. It is possible the customer will win. 1 and 2. Which of the above situations require recognition in the financial statements and which require note disclosure only? a. A must be recognized and requires note disclosure; C and D require note disclosure only. b. All four cases require note disclosure only. c. A, C, and D must be recognized; B requires note…

Fast Wire Incorporated manufactures a scrambling device for cellular phones. The main component of the scrambling device is a very delicate part—DTV-12. DTV-12 requires careful handlings during manufacturing. Once damaged, the part must be discarded. Only skilled laborers are hired to manufacture and install DTV-12. Damages still occur, however. The following are the operating data of Fast Wire Incorporated for 2021 and 2022 relative to the insertion of DTV-12.     2021 2022 Number of phones manufactured 600,000 780,000 Units of DTV-12 used 960,000 1,072,500 Direct labor hours for DTV-12 insertion 1,800 2,600 Total cost of DTV-12 units $ 1,443,750 $ 2,333,750 Direct labor wage rate per hour $ 67 $ 82   The partial operational productivity ratio of DTV-12 in 2022 is:   Multiple Choice   0.63 per unit.   0.73 per unit.   1.92 per unit.   3.00 per unit.   3.33 per unit.

Blossom Inc. recently replaced a piece of automatic equipment at a net price of $3,500, f.o.b. factory. The replacement was necessary because one of Blossom’s employees had accidentally backed his truck into Blossom’s original equipment and made it inoperable. Because of the accident, the equipment had no resale value to anyone and had to be scrapped. Blossom’s insurance policy provided for a replacement of its equipment and paid the price of the new equipment directly to the new equipment manufacturer, minus the deductible amount paid to the manufacturer by Blossom. The $3,500 that Blossom paid was the amount of the deductible that it has to pay on any single claim on its insurance policy. The new equipment represents the same value in use to Blossom. The used equipment had originally cost $64,000. It had a book value of $45,000 at the time of the accident and a second-hand market value of $50,000 before the accident, based on recent transactions involving similar equipment. Freight…

Required information [The following information applies to the questions displayed below.] Top Sound International designs and sells high-end stereo equipment for auto and home use. Engineers notified management in December 2018 of a circuit flaw in an amplifier that poses a potential fire hazard. Further investigation indicates that a product recall is probable, estimated to cost the company $2.7 million. The fiscal year ends on December 31. Required: 1. Should this contingent liability be reported, disclosed in a note only, or neither? Reported Disclosed in a note only Neither

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Candalibra Company incurred the following costs during the year ended December 31, 2018: Laboratory research aimed at discovery of new knowledge $300,000 Costs of testing prototype and design modifications (economic viability not achieved) 55,000 Quality control during commercial production, including routine testing of products 210,000 Construction of research facilities having an estimated useful life of 12 years but no alternative future use 440,000 What is the total amount to be classified and expensed as research and development in 2018 under U.S. GAAP? 79