On the last day of its current tax year, Buy Rite LLC received $390,000 when it sold a machine it had purchased for $270,000 three years ago to use in its business. At the time of the sale, the basis in the equipment had been reduced to $230,000 due to tax depreciation taken. How much did the members’ self-employment earnings from Buy Rite increase when the equipment was sold? [Hint: See IRC §1402(a)(3).]

Carey company is borrowing $225,000 for one year at 9.5 percent from second intrastate bank. the bank requires a 15 percent compensating balance. the principal refers to funds the firm can effectively utilize (amount borrowed − compensating balance). a. what is the effective rate of interest? (use a 360-day year. input your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places.) b. what would the effective rate be if carey were required to make 12 equal monthly payments to retire the loan?