Ida Sells Some Stock to Mae for $20,000 at a Time

question 58

Essay

Ida sells some stock to Mae for $20,000 at a time when the stock is valued at $50,000. Later in the year, she gives Mae $16,000 in cash.
a)What is the amount of Ida's taxable gifts?
b)How would your answer to Part (a)change if Ida gave the cash to Jonathan instead of to Mae?

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Definitions:

Market Supply Curve

A graphical representation depicting the relationship between the price of a good and the total quantity of the good that producers are willing to supply.

Marginal Cost

The increase in total cost that arises from producing one additional unit of a product or service, an important concept in economics for decision making.

Variable Input

An input in the production process that can be adjusted in the short term to change the level of output.

Industry Supply Curve

A graphical representation that shows the relationship between the price of a good and the total output of that good by all firms in the industry.