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Gupta Company made the following sales of capital assets this year.  Tax Basis  Sale Price  Asset 1 $60,000$47,800 Asset 2 112,500116,000 Asset 313,00022,400\begin{array} { c c c } & \text { Tax Basis } & \text { Sale Price } \\\text { Asset 1 } & \$ 60,000 & \$ 47,800 \\\text { Asset 2 } & 112,500 & 116,000 \\\text { Asset } 3 & 13,000 & 22,400\end{array} What is the effect of the three sales on Gupta's taxable income?


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