Colleen Operates a Business as a Sole Proprietorship

question 121

Multiple Choice

Colleen operates a business as a sole proprietorship. She purchased a computer for $10,000 last year. The computer is five-year recovery property for MACRS purposes and is depreciated under the regular MACRS rules. This year, Colleen incorporates the business and transfers the computer to the new corporation on July 20. The depreciation on the computer for this year allocable to the sole proprietorship is

• A)$1,868.
• B)$1,600.
• C)$1,333.
• D)$500.

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Definitions:

Currency Devaluation

A deliberate downward adjustment of a country's currency value relative to another currency, group of currencies, or standard.

Export Producers

businesses or individuals that produce goods or services for sale in foreign markets outside their own country.

Exports

Goods or services sent from one country to another for the purpose of trade.

Purchasing Power Parity

An economic theory that compares different countries' currencies through a "basket of goods" approach, suggesting that exchange rates should adjust to equalize the price of identical goods in different countries.