Mary owns an apartment building that has an adjusted basis of $1,080,000 but subject to a mortgage of $320,000. Mary transfers the apartment building to Gary, and receives from Gary $230,000 in cash and an office building with a fair market value of $880,000 at the time of the exchange. Gary assumes the $320,000 mortgage on the apartment. The transfer is a like-kind exchange.

a) what is Mary’s realized gain/ loss?

b) what is Mary’ recognized gain/loss?

c) what is Mary’s basis of the newly acquired office building?

Which of the following statements is true regarding the reporting of outside interests and the management of conflicts? investigators are responsible for developing their own management plans for significant financial interests. the institution must report identified financial conflicts of interest to the u.s. office of research integrity. investigators must disclose their significant financial interests related to their institutional responsibilities and not just those related to a particular project. investigators must disclose all of their financial interests regardless of whether they are related to a research project.

By which distribution system is more than 90 percent of u.s. coal shipped? a. pipelinesb. trucksc. waterwaysd. railroadse. none of the above

Which of the following best explains why the demand for housing is more flexible than the supply? a. new housing developments are being constructed all the time. b. low interest rates for mortgages make buying a home very affordable. c. the increasing population always drives demand upwards. d. people can move more easily than producers can build new homes.