XYZ Inc. liquidated. Pursuant to the plan of liquidation, ABC Inc., which owned 80% of the stock of XYZ, received as a distribution in exchange for all of its stock in the corporation, 80% of the inventory and other assets of the corporation worth $700,000 that had a basis to the corporation of $900,000. All of the other shareholders received pro rata distributions of these assets and none of these assets had been contributed to the corporation by any shareholder. How much loss was recognized by XYZ, Inc. as a result of this liquidating distribution to XYZ, and what was the character of the gain

Kumar consulting operates several stock investment portfolios that are used by firms for investment of pension plan assets. last year, one portfolio had a realized return of 12.6 percent and a beta coefficient of 1.15. the average t-bond rate was 7 percent and the realized rate of return on the s& p 500 was 12 percent. what was the portfolio's alpha?

Tl & co. is following a related-linked diversification strategy, and soar inc. is following a related-constrained diversification strategy. how do the two firms differ from each other? a. soar inc. generates 70 percent of its revenues from its primary business, while tl & co. generates only 10 percent of its revenues from its primary business. b. soar inc. pursues a backward diversification strategy, while tl & co. pursues a forward diversification strategy. c. tl & co. will share fewer common competencies and resources between its various businesses when compared to soar inc. d. tl & co. pursues a differentiation strategy, and soar inc. pursues a cost-leadership strategy, to gain a competitive advantage.

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