Wesley, who is single, listed his personal residence with a real estate agent on March 3, 2017, at a price of $390,000. He rejected several offers in the $350,000 range during the summer. Finally, on August 16, 2017, he and the purchaser signed a contract to sell for $363,000. The sale (i.e., closing) took place on September 7, 2017. The closing statement showed the following disbursements:

Wesley€™s adjusted basis for the house is $200,000. He owned and occupied the house for seven years. On October 1, 2017, Wesley purchases another residence for $325,000.

a. Calculate Wesley€™s recognized gain on the sale.

b. What is Wesley€™s adjusted basis for the new residence?

c. Assume instead that the selling price is $800,000. What is Wesley€™s recognized gain? His adjusted basis for the new residence?

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Real estate agent's commission Appraisal fee Exterminator's certificate Recording fees Mortgage to First Bank Cash to seller $ 21,780 600 300 800 305,000 34,520