Problem:
Rosa exchanges business equipment with a $60,000 adjusted basis for a like-kind piece of equipment with a FMV of $100,000 and $20,000 of marketable securities.
Required:
Question: What is Rosa's basis for the new equipment?
a. $60,000
b. $80,000
c. $100,000
d. $120,000
Note: Please show how to work it out.