Naomi owns 1,000 shares of Nordstrom Corp. common stock which she purchased for $42400 and later receives a nontaxable preferred stock dividend of 200 shares of Nordstrom preferred stock when the FMV of the preferred was $60 per share and the FMV of the common was $48 per share. What is the basis of the preferred shares after the dividend? The answer is $32560 please explain how to calculate properly

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2. Naomi owns 1,000 shares of Nordstrom Corp. common stock which she purchased for $42400 and later receives a nontaxable preferred stock dividend of 200 shares of Nordstrom preferred stock when the FMV of the preferred was $60 per share and the FMV of the common was $48 per share.

What is the basis of the preferred shares after the dividend?

The answer is $32560 please explain how to calculate properly

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