John bought 1,700 shares of Intel stock on October 18, 2015, for $44 per share plus a $750 commission he paid to his broker. On December 12, 2019, he sells the shares for $63.50 per share. He also incurs a $1,000 fee for this transaction.

a.) What is John's adjusted basis in the 1000 shares of Intel stock?
b.) What amount does John realize when he sells the 1000 shares?
c.) What is the gain/loss for John on the sale of his Intel stock? What is the character of the gain/loss?

What is the eventual effect on real gdp if the government increases its purchases of goods and services by $80,000? assume the marginal propensity to consume (mpc) is 0.75. $ what is the eventual effect on real gdp if the government, instead of changing its spending, increases transfers by $80,000? assume the mpc has not changed. $ an increase in government transfers or taxes, as opposed to an increase in government purchases of goods and services, will result in an identical eventual effect on real gdp. a smaller eventual effect on real gdp. a larger eventual effect on real gdp. no change to real gdp.

Mr. smith recently faced a choice between being (a) an economics profes-sor, which pays $60,000/yr, or (b) a safari leader, which pays $50,000/yr. after careful deliberation, smith took the safari job, but it was a close call. "for a dollar more," he said, "i'd have gone the other way."now smith's brother-in-law approaches him with a business proposition. the terms are as follows: - smith must resign his safari job to work full-time in his brother-in-law's business.- smith must give his brother-in-law an interest-free loan of $100,000, which will be repaid in full if and when smith leaves the business. (smith currently has much more than $100,000 in the the business will pay smith a salary of $70,000/yr. he will receive no other payment from the business.the interest rate is 10 percent per year. apart from salary considerations, smith feels that working in the business would be just as enjoyable as being an economics professor. for simplicity, assume there is no uncertainty regarding either smith's salary in the proposed business or the security of his monetary investment in it. should smith join his brother-in-law and, if so, how small would smith's salary from the business have to be to make it not worthwhile for him to join? if not, how large would smith's salary from the business have to be to make it worthwhile for him to join?

Acompany recorded a check in its accounting records as $87. however, the check was actually written for $78 and it cleared the bank as $78. what adjustment is needed to the personal statement? a. decrease by $9 b. increase by $9 c. decrease by $18 d. increase by $9