Corporation S sold investment land to Corporation P for $100,000 cash. Corporation S's basis in the land was $167,000. Mr. and Mrs. J own 100 percent of the stock of both corporations.
a) What is Corporation P's tax basis in the investment asset purchased from Corporation S?
b) Corporation P holds the land as an investment for seven years before selling it to an unrelated buyer. Compute the gain or loss recognized by Corporation P if the amount realized on the sale is (1) $175,000, (2) $120,000, or (3) $95,000.