Joyce’s office building was destroyed in a fire (adjusted basis of $350,000; fair market value of $400,000). of the insurance proceeds of $360,000 she receives, joyce uses $310,000 to purchase additional inventory and invests the remaining $50,000 in short-term certificates of deposit. she received only $360,000 because of a co-insurance clause in her insurance policy. what is joyce’s recognized gain or loss?
$0
$10,000 loss
$10,000 gain
$40,000 gain
none of the above

Suppose portugal has 700 workers and 26,000 units of capital, and france has 18,000 workers and 700 units of capital. technology is identical in both countries. assume that wine is the capital-intensive good and cloth is the labor-intensive good. which of the following statements is correct if the nations start trading with each other? a) wages will increase in portugal. b) rental rates in france will increase. c) wages in france will decrease. d) rental rates in portugal will increase.