Sarah is a 50% partner in the sf partnership and has an outside basis of $56,000 at the end of the year prior to any distributions. on december 31, sarah receives a proportionate operating distribution of $20,000 cash. what is the amount and character of sarah's recognized gain or loss and what is her basis in her partnership interest?
a) $0 gain, $36,000 basis.
b) $20,000 ordinary income, $56,000 basis.
c) $0 gain, $56,000 basis.
d) $20,000 ordinary income, $36,000 basis.

5. understanding marginal and average tax rates consider the economy of citronia, where citizens consume only oranges. assume that oranges are priced at $1 each. the government has devised the following tax plans: plan a • consumption up to 1,000 oranges is taxed at 50%. • consumption higher than 1,000 oranges is taxed at 20%. plan b • consumption up to 2,000 oranges is taxed at 15%. • consumption higher than 2,000 oranges is taxed at 60%. use the plan a and plan b tax schemes to complete the following table by deriving the marginal and average tax rates under each tax plan at the consumption levels of 300 oranges, 1,200 oranges, and 3,000 oranges, respectively. consumption level plan a plan b (quantity of oranges) marginal tax rate average tax rate marginal tax rate average tax rate (percent) (percent) (percent) (percent) 300 1,200 3,000 complete the following table by indicating whether each plan is a progressive tax system, a proportional tax system, or a regressive tax system. progressive proportional regressive plan a plan b