Crossroads Corporation Distributes $60,000 to Its Sole Shareholder Harley

question 65

Multiple Choice

Crossroads Corporation distributes $60,000 to its sole shareholder Harley. Crossroads has earnings and profits of $55,000 and Harley's basis in her stock is $20,000. After the distribution, Harley's basis is

• A)$5,000.
• B)$15,000.
• C)$20,000.
• D)$60,000.

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Definitions:

Variable Expenses

Costs that change in proportion to the activity of a business.

Sales Revenues

The income received by a company from its sales of goods or the provision of services.

Absorption Costing

This refers to an accounting strategy that comprehensively adds the costs of direct materials, direct labor, and both varying and fixed overheads into the total cost of manufacturing a product.

Variable Costing

A pricing approach that incorporates solely the variable production expenses—such as direct materials, direct labor, and variable manufacturing overhead—into the unit cost of a product.