Jack Exchanged Land with an Adjusted Basis of $65,000 Subject

question 75

Multiple Choice

Jack exchanged land with an adjusted basis of $65,000 subject to a liability of $22,000 for $50,000 (FMV) of stock owned by Hayden.Hayden takes the land subject to the liability.Jack incurs $500 of selling expenses.What is the amount of Jack's realized gain on the exchange?

• A)($14,000)loss
• B)($14,500)loss
• C)$6,500 gain
• D)$7,000 gain

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Definitions:

Overhead Rate

A metric that allocates overhead costs to the units of production or other cost bases.

Activity-based Costing

A costing method that assigns overhead and indirect costs to specific activities, helping to more accurately determine the cost of products and services.

Departmental Overhead Rates

The allocation of indirect costs to specific departments based on relevant cost drivers or bases.

Plantwide Rate

A single overhead absorption rate used throughout an entire factory or plant, applied uniformly to all cost objects irrespective of the department in which they were created.