Shepherd corporation had earnings and profits of $500,000 before distributions. due to economic conditions, shepherd, in partial liquidation, distributed land having an adjusted basis of $67,500 and a fair market value of $75,000 to ms. rinnie for 95% of her interest in shepherd. ms. rinnie’s adjusted basis in the stock at the time of the distribution was $90,000. what is the amount of shepherd corporation’s recognized gain or loss?

Lillypad toys is a manufacturer of educational toys for children. six months ago, the company's research and development division came up with an idea for a unique touchscreen device that can be used to introduce children to a number of foreign languages. three months ago, the company produced a working prototype, and last month the company successfully launched its new device on the commercial market. what should lillypad's managers prepare for next? a. increased competition from imitators b. a prolonged period of uncontested success c. a sharp decline in demand for the product d. a difficult struggle to move from invention to innovation

The era of venture capitalists doling out large sums of money to startups is a. just beginning b. on the rise c. over d. fading

Required information [the following information applies to the questions displayed below.] cane company manufactures two products called alpha and beta that sell for $155 and $115, respectively. each product uses only one type of raw material that costs $6 per pound. the company has the capacity to annually produce 110,000 units of each product. its average cost per unit for each product at this level of activity are given below: alpha beta direct materials $ 24 $ 12 direct labor 23 26 variable manufacturing overhead 22 12 traceable fixed manufacturing overhead 23 25 variable selling expenses 19 15 common fixed expenses 22 17 total cost per unit $ 133 $ 107 the company considers its traceable fixed manufacturing overhead to be avoidable, whereas its common fixed expenses are unavoidable and have been allocated to products based on sales dollars. assume that cane expects to produce and sell 87,000 alphas during the current year. one of cane's sales representatives has found a new customer that is willing to buy 17,000 additional alphas for a price of $108 per unit. if cane accepts the customer’s offer, how much will its profits increase or decrease?