The Gladys Corporation buys office equipment costing $208,000 on May 12, 2010. In 2013, new and improved models of the equipment make it obsolete, and Gladys sells the old equipment for $34,000 on December 27, 2013.
a. What is Gladys Corporation's gain or loss on the sale assuming that Gladys takes the maximum cost-recovery deduction allowable on the equipment?
b. What is Gladys Corporation's gain or loss on the equipment assuming that Gladys takes the minimum cost-recovery deduction allowable on the equipment?