Select TWO Mitchell, a calendar year taxpayer, is the sole proprietor of a fast-food restaurant. His adjusted basis for the building and the related land is $450,000. On March 12 of the current year, state authorities notify Mitchell that his property is going to be condemned so that the highway can be widened. On June 20, Mitchell’s property is officially condemned, and he receives an award of $625,000. Because Mitchell’s business was successful in the past, he would like to reopen the restaurant in a new location. a. What is the earliest date Mitchell can acquire a new restaurant and qualify for § 1033 postponement? b. On June 30, Mitchell purchases land and a building for $610,000. Assuming that he elects the maximum postponement amount, what is his recognized gain? c. What is Mitchell’s adjusted basis for the new land and building? d. If he does not elect § 1033, what are Mitchell’s recognized gain and adjusted basis? e. Suppose he invests the $625,000 condemnation proceeds in the stock market on June 30. What is Mitchell’s recognized gain?

In december of 2004, the company you own entered into a 20-year contract with a grain supplier for daily deliveries of grain to its hot dog bun manufacturing facility. the contract called for "10,000 pounds of grain" to be delivered to the facility at the price of $100,000 per day. until february 2017, the supplier provided processed grain which could easily be used in your manufacturing process. however, no longer wanting to absorb the cost of having the grain processed, the supplier began delivering whole grain. the supplier is arguing that the contract does not specify the type of grain that would be supplied and that it has not breached the contract. your company is arguing that the supplier has an onsite processing plant and processed grain was implicit to the terms of the contract. over the remaining term of the contract, reshipping and having the grain processed would cost your company approximately $10,000,000, opposed to a cost of around $1,000,000 to the supplier. after speaking with in-house counsel, it was estimated that litigation would cost the company several million dollars and last for years. weighing the costs of litigation, along with possible ambiguity in the contract, what are three options you could take to resolve the dispute? which would be the best option for your business and why?

Alarge tank is filled to capacity with 500 gallons of pure water. brine containing 2 pounds of salt per gallon is pumped into the tank at a rate of 5 gal/min. the well-mixed solution is pumped out at the same rate. find the number a(t) of pounds of salt in the tank at time t.

Lin corporation has a single product whose selling price is $136 per unit and whose variable expense is $68 per unit. the company’s monthly fixed expense is $32,400. required: 1. calculate the unit sales needed to attain a target profit of $5,000. (do not round intermediate calculations.) 2. calculate the dollar sales needed to attain a target profit of $8,400.