SOLUTIONS TO CONCEPTS FOR ANALYSIS
CA 12.1
(a) Research and Development Costs
Research and Development
Expense
Dogwood incurred legal and processing fees
to file and record a patent for the
technology ………………………………………………. €10,000
As indicated, Dogwood records as Research and Development Expense all Research and
Development costs incurred in the project prior to meeting the economic viability criteria (€57,000).
(b) By capitalizing the €10,000 legal fees and the €45,000 final development costs, Dogwood’s current
period income and intangible assets are higher. In future periods, Dogwood’s income and intangible
assets will decrease by the amount of amortization recorded on the capitalized costs (€55,000).
CA 12.2
Interest on mortgage bonds. An amount equal to the interest cost incurred in 2018 ($720,000) is a
cost which can be associated with the normal construction period and can be regarded as a normal
element of the cost of the physical assets of the shopping center because the construction period would
have ended at the end of the year if the tornado had not occurred. The decision to use debt capital to
In lieu of treating interest during construction as an element of the cost of the physical assets, it can be
argued that it represents an element of the general cost of bringing the business to the point of revenue
production and should therefore be treated as an organization expense. This view regards interest