Title: ACC 305 Week 5 Ethics Case 10 12 on page 553 Sample content: Ethics Case 10-12 p. 553 – Mayer Biotechnical, Inc: Research and development Mayer Biotechnical, Inc., develops, manufactures, and sells pharmaceuticals. Significant research and development (R&D) expenditures are made for the development of new drugs and the improvement of existing drugs. During 2011, $220 million was spent on R&D. Of this amount, $30 million was spent on the purchase of equipment to be used in a research project involving the development of a new antibiotic. The controller, Alice Cooper, is considering capitalizing the equipment and deprec