Darren (Single) Purchased a Home on January 1, 2010 for $400,000

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Darren (single) purchased a home on January 1, 2010 for $400,000. Darren lived in the home as his primary residence until January 1, 2012 when he began using the home as a vacation home. He used the home as a vacation home until January 1 2013 (he used a different home as his primary residence from January 1, 2012 to January 1, 2013). On January 1, 2013, Darren moved back into the home and used it as his primary residence until January 1, 2014 when he sold the home for $500,000. What amount of the $100,000 gain Darren realized on the sale must he recognize for tax purposes in 2014?

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Definitions:

Price Elasticity

The measurement of demand's elasticity to price changes for a particular good.

Midpoint Formula

A method used in mathematics to calculate the midpoint, or average, of two points on a line segment.

Price Elasticity

The degree of interplay between a good's demanded quantity and its price movement.

Midpoint Method

The midpoint method is a technique used in economics to calculate the elasticity of a variable by dividing the percentage change in the quantity demanded or supplied by the percentage change in price, using the midpoint between two values as the base of calculation.