Last year, ricardo sold a piece of unimproved real estate to cliff for $20,000. ricardo acquired the property 15 years ago at a cost of $10,000. last year, ricardo received $4,000 cash and cliff’s note in the amount of $16,000 for the remainder of the selling price, payable in subsequent years. ricardo reported the sale using the installment method. this year, before cliff made any further payments, ricardo sold the note for $15,000 in cash. what is the amount of gain or (loss) ricardo should report on this year’s tax return?

The east asiatic company (eac), a danish company with subsidiaries throughout asia, has been funding its bangkok subsidiary primarily with u.s. dollar debt because of the cost and availability of dollar capital as opposed to thai baht-denominated (b) debt. the treasurer of eac-thailand is considering a 1-year bank loan for $247,000.the current spot rate is b32.03 /$, and the dollar-based interest is 6.78% for the 1-year period. 1-year loans are 12.04% in baht.a. assuming expected inflation rates of 4.3 % and 1.24% in thailand and the united states, respectively, for the coming year, according to purchase power parity, what would the effective cost of funds be in thai baht terms? b. if eac's foreign exchange advisers believe strongly that the thai government wants to push the value of the baht down against the dollar by5% over the coming year (to promote its export competitiveness in dollar markets), what might the effective cost of funds end up being in baht terms? c. if eac could borrow thai baht at 13% per annum, would this be cheaper than either part (a) or part (b) above?