How much gain will george have to recognize

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George bought the following amounts of Stock A over the years: (Loss amounts should be indicated with a minus sign.)

                               Date                       Purchased                   Number of Shares Adjusted Basis

Stock A            11/21/1993               1,120                          $ 26,880

Stock A           3/18/1999                    560                          10,080

Stock A           5/22/2008                     870                           31,320

On October 12, 2019, he sold 1,380 of his shares of Stock A for $38 per share.

Question a. How much gain/loss will George have to recognize if he uses the FIFO method of accounting for the shares sold?

Question b. How much gain/loss will George have to recognize if he specifically identifies the shares to be sold by telling his broker to sell all 870 shares from the 5/22/2008 purchase and 510 shares from the 11/21/1993 purchase?

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