Proton Corporation incurred the following costs in 2022: Acquisition of R&D equipment with a useful life of 4 years in R&D projects P500,000 Start-up costs incurred when opening a new plant 140,000 Advertising expense to introduce a new product 700,000 Engineering costs incurred to advance a product to full production stage (economic viability not achieved) 400,000 What amount should Proton record as research & development expense in 2022? O P1,040,000 O P 525,000 O P 640,000

On January 1, 2021, Gringo Company had capitalized cost of P5,000,000 for a new computer software product with an economic life of 5 years. Sales for 2021 amounted to P3,000,000. The total sales of software over its economic life are expected to be P10,000,000. The pattern of future sales cannot be measured reliably. On December 31, 2021, the software had a net realizable value of P4,500,000. What is the carrying amount of the computer software on December 31, 2021?

Collins Corporation purchased office equipment at the beginning of 2022 and capitalized a cost of $1,938,000. This cost figure included the following expenditures: Purchase price Freight charges Installation charges Annual maintenance charge Total $ 1,790,000 24,000 14,000 110,000 $ 1,938,000 The company estimated an eight-year useful life for the equipment. No residual value is anticipated. The double-declining-balance method was used to determine depreciation expense for 2022 and 2023. In 2024, after the 2023 financial statements were issued, the company decided to switch to the straight-line depreciation method for this equipment. At that time, the company's controller discovered that the original cost of the equipment incorrectly included one year of annual maintenance charges for the equipment. Required: 1. Ignoring income taxes, prepare the appropriate correcting entry for the equipment capitalization error discovered in 2024. 2. Ignoring income taxes, prepare any 2024 journal…