Parent Corporation Owns 100% of the Single Class of Stock

question 4

Multiple Choice

Parent Corporation owns 100% of the single class of stock of Subsidiary Corporation. Parent's basis in the Subsidiary stock is $500,000 when Parent completely liquidates Subsidiary Corporation within a single tax year. The Subsidiary Corporation assets have a $700,000 adjusted basis and an $800,000 FMV at liquidation. As a result of the liquidation, Parent must recognize a

• A) $200,000 gain.
• B) $0 gain.
• C) $300,000 gain.
• D) none of the above

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Definitions:

MRP of Labor

Marginal Revenue Product of Labor; the additional revenue generated by employing one more unit of labor.

Monopsonist

A market condition where there is only one buyer for a particular product or service, giving that buyer significant power over prices.

Marginal Resource Cost

The additional cost incurred by acquiring one more unit of a resource, such as labor or capital.

Imperfectly Competitive Market

A market structure where individual sellers have some control over the price of their goods due to lack of perfect competition, often resulting in higher prices for consumers.