Sam's Office Building with an Adjusted Basis of $750,000 and a Fair

question 112

Multiple Choice

Sam's office building with an adjusted basis of $750,000 and a fair market value of $900,000 is condemned on November 30,2015.Sam is a calendar year taxpayer.He receives a condemnation award of $875,000 on March 1,2016.He builds a new office building at a cost of $845,000 which is completed and paid for on December 31,2018.What is Sam's recognized gain on receipt of the condemnation award and basis for the new office building assuming his objective is to minimize gain recognition?

• A)$0;$720,000.
• B)$30,000;$750,000.
• C)$30,000;$845,000.
• D)$150,000;$750,000.
• E)None of the above.

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Definitions:

Marginal Revenue

Additional revenue earned from the sale of one more unit of a good or service.

Market Price

Market price is the current price at which an asset or service can be bought or sold, determined by supply and demand dynamics in the market.

Equilibrium Price

The cost at which the amount of a product or service sought by buyers matches the amount offered by sellers, leading to a balanced market situation.

Average Total Cost

Average total cost is the total cost of production divided by the total quantity produced, representing the cost per unit of output.