Given :
Bud exchanges land with an adjusted basis of $ 22,000 and a fair market value of $ 30,000 for another parcel of land with a fair market value of $ 28,000 and $2,000 cash.
To Find :
What is Bud's recognized gain or loss.
Solution :
This is a transaction of like kind exchange.
So, gain or loss to be recognized is :
Therefore, option B) is correct.
Answer:
b. incur the opportunity cost of ignoring the wishes of others.
Explanation:
Opportunity cost in economics is seen as the forgone cost of doing something.
So in this instance where private ownership rights are well defined, everyone knows what is his own and what belongs to others.
The opportunity cost of this will be to ignore the wishes of others. They must now consider the wishes of others.
Answer: Progressive tax policy
Explanation: In a progressive tax policy the rate of tax increases with the amount of taxable income, thus, making it possible to tax the people with higher income high tax and the lower section of the society a low level of tax.
The concept of progressive tax policy is based on the concept of ability to pay and not necessity to pay.
Thus, from the above we can conclude that right option is A.
Answer:
Lowa should produce corn; Nebraska should produce Wheat
Explanation:
Two states: Iowa and Nebraska
Same two goods are produced by both of them: Corn and wheat
For lowa,
Opportunity cost of producing wheat = 3 bushels of corn
Opportunity cost of producing corn = (1 ÷ 3) bushels of wheat
For Nebraska,
Opportunity cost of producing wheat = (1 ÷ 3) bushels of corn
Opportunity cost of producing corn = 3 bushels of wheat
According to the concept of comparative advantage, a country is exporting the commodity in which it has a comparative advantage and a country has a comparative advantage in producing a commodity if the opportunity cost of producing that commodity is lower than the other country.
In our case, lowa should producing and exporting corn because the opportunity cost of producing corn is lower than the Nebraska and on the other hand, Nebraska should producing and exporting wheat because the opportunity cost of producing wheat is lower than the lowa.
Answer:
D. Natural gas refinery
Explanation:
Processing cost system is when identically units are mass produced. It involves assigning materials, factory labour, overhead cost and so on in an effort to value finished goods inventory. Process cost involves allocation of cost for different set in each process. It helps in determining total cost of producing a unit of commodity. It is best suited for the natural gas refinery because of the various steps involved in the processing and manufacturing of products as cost can be identified and allocated for each steps and also because what is produced are identical units which are mass produced.
