Mandy inherited stock upon the death of her uncle. Mandy's uncle had only owned the stock for 6 months before he died. He had a basis of $6,000 in the stock. At the date of death, the stock was valued at $6,800. Mandy sold the property three months after receiving it from the estate. What is the amount of Mandy's basis in the stock and her holding period

You are the manager of a large crude-oil refinery. as part of the refining process, a certain heat exchanger (operated at high temperatures and with abrasive material flowing through it) must be replaced every year. the replacement and downtime cost in the first year is $165 comma 000. this cost is expected to increase due to inflation at a rate of 7% per year for six years (i.e. until the eoy 7), at which time this particular heat exchanger will no longer be needed. if the company's cost of capital is 15% per year, how much could you afford to spend for a higher quality heat exchanger so that these annual replacement and downtime costs could be eliminated?