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Lance contributed investment property worth $$500,000,$ purchased three years ago for $$200,000$ cash, to Cloud Peak LLC in exchange for an $85$ percent profits and capital interest in the LLC$.$ Cloud Peak owes $$300,000$ to its suppliers but has no other liabilities.

c$.$ What is Cloud Peak's basis in the contributed property?

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