The Stock of Penguin Corporation Is Held as Follows: 85

question 6

Multiple Choice

The stock of Penguin Corporation is held as follows: 85% by Duck Corporation and 15% by Gerald, an individual. Penguin Corporation is liquidated in December of the current year, pursuant to a plan adopted earlier in the year. Penguin Corporation distributes land with a basis of $350,000 and fair market value of $390,000 to Gerald in liquidation of his stock interest. Gerald had a basis of $200,000 in his Penguin stock. How much gain will Penguin Corporation recognize in this liquidating distribution?

• A)$0.
• B)$40,000.
• C)$190,000.
• D)$390,000.
• E)None of the above.

Understand the concept of marginal cost and its calculation.

Comprehend the law of diminishing marginal returns and its impact on production.

Analyze production tables and graphs to determine total product and marginal product.

Distinguish between different types of costs, such as total cost, average cost, and marginal cost.

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