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Ken is considering two options for selling land for which he has an adjusted basis of $100,000 and on which there is a mortgage of $80,000.Under the first option, Ken will sell the land for $225,000 with a stipulation in the sales contract that he liquidate the mortgage before the sale is complete.Under the second option, Ken will sell the land for $145,000, and the buyer will assume the mortgage.Calculate Ken's recognized gain under both options.


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Manufacturing Overhead Budget

A detailed plan that outlines the expected indirect factory-related costs for a production period.

Direct Labor-Hours

The total hours of labor directly involved in manufacturing a product, used in job costing and determining labor costs.

Fixed Manufacturing Overhead

The portion of manufacturing overhead costs that remains constant regardless of the level of production or sales volume.

Manufacturing Overhead Budget

An estimation of all manufacturing costs, excluding direct materials and direct labor, planned for a specific period.

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