Table:
selected characteristic and company size
2014
2015

domestic r&d performance
340728
355821

type of r&da

basic research
21936
21792

applied research
53415
56472

development
265377
277558

paid for by the companyb
282570
296677

basic research
16107
16306

applied research
39012
44344

development
227451
236027

paid for by others
58158
59144

basic research
5829
5486

applied research
14403
12128

development
37927
41530

source of funds

federal
26554
26990

otherc
31604
32154

size of company

micro companiesd

5-9
3295
2988

small companies

10-19
5063
5680

20-49
10542
10249

medium companies

50-99
10178
11509

100-249
13492
13602

large companies

250-499
12203
13553

500-999
13262
15217

1,000-4,999
57551
58094

5,000-9,999
38202
38838

10,000-24,999
54445
59328

25,000 or more
122495
126763

Statement: in 2015, of the $356 billion companies spent on r&d, $56 billion was spent on applied research.
Question: in 2015, of the $356 million companies spent on r&d, how many million dollars were spent on applied research?
Answer: [56472.0]