Gerald received a one-third capital and profit (loss) interest in xyz limited partnership (lp). in exchange for this interest, gerald contributed a building with a fmv of $30,000. his adjusted basis in the building was $15,000. in addition, the building was encumbered with a $9,000 nonrecourse mortgage that xyz, lp assumed at the time the property was contributed. what is gerald's outside basis immediately after his contribution?

Neveready flashlights inc. needs $317,000 to take a cash discount of 3/15, net 70. a banker will loan the money for 55 days at an interest cost of $13,200. a. what is the effective rate on the bank loan? (use a 360-day year. do not round intermediate calculations. input your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places.) b. how much would it cost (in percentage terms) if the firm did not take the cash discount but paid the bill in 70 days instead of 15 days? (use a 360-day year. do not round intermediate calculations. input your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places.) c. should the firm borrow the money to take the discount? no yes d. if the banker requires a 20 percent compensating balance, how much must the firm borrow to end up with the $317,000? e-1. what would be the effective interest rate in part d if the interest charge for 55 days were $7,200?

Aproduction department's output for the most recent month consisted of 8,000 units completed and transferred to the next stage of production and 5,000 units in ending work in process inventory. the units in ending work in process inventory were 50% complete with respect to both direct materials and conversion costs. calculate the equivalent units of production for the month, assuming the company uses the weighted average method.

Markets and competition in a perfectly competitive market, all producers sell identical goods or services. additionally, there are many buyers and sellers. because of these two characteristics, both buyers and sellers in perfectly competitive markets are pricetakers . true or false: the market for lettuce does exhibit the two primary characteristics that define perfectly competitive markets. true false