Required information. [The following information applies to the questions displayed below.] Dahlia is in the 32 percent tax rate bracket and has purchased the following shares of Microsoft common stock over the years: Date Purchased Shares 440 340 540 290 7/10/2010 4/20/2011 1/29/2012 11/02/2014 Basis $ 14,960 13,532 14,904 9,628 If Dahlia sells 920 shares of Microsoft for $49,680 on December 20, 2020, what is her capital gain or loss in each of the following assumptions? (Do not round intermediate calculations.)

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Dahlia is in the 32 percent tax rate bracket and has purchased the following shares of Microsoft common stock over the
years:
Date Purchased Shares
Basis
440 $ 14,960
7/10/2010
4/20/2011
1/29/2012
11/02/2014) 290
340
540
13,532
14,904
9,628
If Dahlia sells 920 shares of Microsoft for $49,680 on December 20, 2020, what is her capital gain or loss in each of the
following assumptions? (Do not round intermediate calculations.)
Transcribed Image Text:Required information. [The following information applies to the questions displayed below.] Dahlia is in the 32 percent tax rate bracket and has purchased the following shares of Microsoft common stock over the years: Date Purchased Shares Basis 440 $ 14,960 7/10/2010 4/20/2011 1/29/2012 11/02/2014) 290 340 540 13,532 14,904 9,628 If Dahlia sells 920 shares of Microsoft for $49,680 on December 20, 2020, what is her capital gain or loss in each of the following assumptions? (Do not round intermediate calculations.)
A. She uses the FIFO method
B. She uses the specific identification method and she wants to
minimize her current-year capital gain.
Transcribed Image Text:A. She uses the FIFO method B. She uses the specific identification method and she wants to minimize her current-year capital gain.
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