Mr. Cougar owns 1,000 shares of Western Corporation common stock, which it purchased on March 8, 2011, for $12,000. In 2022, Mr. Cougar buys and sells Western Corporation stock as follows. On October 3, Cougar purchases an additional 300 shares for a$3,000. On October 12, he sells the original 1,000 shares acquired in 2011 for $8,500. On November 1, he purchases an additional 500 shares for $4,000.
a. What is Mr. Cougar’s recognized gain or loss as a result of the sale on October 12?
b. What are the basis and the holding period of the stock he continues to hold?
c. How would your answers to Parts a and b change if the stock Cougar purchases during 2022 is Western nonvoting, nonconvertible, preferred stock instead of Western common stock?