Reference no: EM132672537
Booster Company has been researching into new ways of manufacturing their products. The costs and results of a recent project are as follows:
Period Costs Description
2010 P6,000,000 General research
2011 January to June 9,000,000 Development stage 1
2011 July to December 14,000,000 Development stage 2
2012 Nil New process adopted in the factory
Development began in January 2011, but it was only in July 2011 that it became apparent that the process would be successful and that it would save the company a lot of money. The new process will probably be used for ten years from January 2012, saving about P4,000,000 per annum. The process is protected by patent for seven years, after which time most of Booster's rivals will adopt the process.
Problem 1: What is the carrying value of the development expenditure on December 31, 2012?