A Taxpayer Acquired New Machinery Costing $50,000 Three Years Ago

question 50

True/False

A taxpayer acquired new machinery costing $50,000 three years ago.The taxpayer had elected Sec.179 expensing to deduct the full cost in the year of acquisition.The taxpayer sells the machinery this year and realizes a $32,000 gain.Sec.1245 will not require any ordinary income recapture on the sale of this asset due to the Sec.179 expensing.

Analyze the impact of market price changes on a firm's production decisions and profits in a perfectly competitive market.

Understand the relationship between price, average cost, and marginal cost in the short run supply decisions.

Recognize the short-run supply curve of a purely competitive producer and its determinants.

Calculate and understand the firm's short-run supply schedule based on price and cost data.

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