Randolph is a 30% partner in the rd partnership. on january 1, rd distributes $15,000 cash and inventory with a fair value of $20,000 (inside basis of $10,000) to randolph in complete liquidation of his interest. rd has no liabilities at the date of the distribution. randolph's basis in his rd partnership interest is $27,000. what is the amount and character of randolph's gain or loss on the distribution?

Joint cost cheyenne, inc. produces three products from a common input. the joint costs for a typical quarter follow: direct materials $45,000 direct labor 55,000 overhead 60,000 the revenues from each product are as follows: product a $75,000 product b 80,000 product c 30,000 management is considering processing product a beyond the split-off point, which would increase the sales value of product a to $116,000. however, to process product a further means that the company must rent some special equipment costing $17,500 per quarter. additional materials and labor also needed would cost $12,650 per quarter. a. what is the gross profit currently being earned by the three products for one quarter? $answer b. what is the effect on quarterly profits if the company decides to process product a further? $answer