Olivia wants to buy some vacant land for investment purposes. She currently cannot afford the full purchase price. Instead, Olivia pays the landowner $8,000 to obtain an option to buy the land for $175,000 anytime in the next four years. Fourteen months after purchasing the option, Olivia sells the option for $10,000. What is the amount and character of Olivia's gain or loss

$2,000 gain

Explanation:

Calculation to determine the amount and character of Olivia's gain or loss

Based on the information given we were told that she pays the landowner the amount of $8,000 in order for her to obtain an option to buy a land in which after purchasing the option she sells the option for the amount of $10,000 making her to gain the amount of $2,000.

Olivia's gain =$10,000-$8,000

Olivia's gain =$2,000

Therefore The amount and character of Olivia's gain will be $2,000

$2000

Explanation:

The amount and character of Olivia's gain or loss will be gotten by calculating the amount that Olivia paid the landowner $8,000 to obtain an option to buy the land and the amount she eventually sold the option. This will be:

= $10000 - $8000

= $2000

Therefore, she had a capital gain of $2000