Rocky and Charlie Form RC Partnership as Equal Partners

question 685

Multiple Choice

Rocky and Charlie form RC Partnership as equal partners. Rocky contributes $100,000 into RC while Charlie contributes real estate with a cost and fair market value of $100,000. During the current year, RC earned net income of $600,000. The partnership distributes $200,000 to each partner. The amount that Rocky should report on his individual tax return is

• A) $200,000.
• B) $100,000.
• C) $300,000.
• D) $0.

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The additional satisfaction or usefulness obtained from acquiring or consuming one more unit of a product or service.

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A principle often seen where there is a decrease in the marginal (incremental) output of a production process as the amount of a single factor of production increases while others remain constant.

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Total Utility

The total satisfaction received from consuming a particular quantity of a good or service.