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In December 2016, Technology University Received a $2 Million Grant

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In December 2016, Technology University received a $2 million grant from the National Hockey Association to develop an effective neck brace to prevent injuries in its non-goalie hockey players. The NHA grant was intended to cover $1.5 million of direct costs and $0.5 million of overhead costs. The grant stipulated that the NHA would be the sole beneficiary of the research. Technology carried out the research in 2017. As anticipated, direct costs were $1.5 million.
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a. What accounting entries, if any, should Technology make when notified of the grant?
b. What accounting entries, if any, should Technology make in 2017? (Be sure to indicate in which funds the entries would be recorded.)
c. Would your answer be different if the research were made available to the general public and not just the NHA? Explain.
d. Would your answer be different if the NHA indicated it would not make any payments on the research until Technology delivered the final research product?

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