Dahlia is in the 32 percent tax rate bracket and has purchased the following shares...

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Dahlia is in the 32 percent tax rate bracket and has purchased the following shares of Microsoft common stock over the years:

Date Purchased Shares Basis
7/10/2011 570 $ 26,790
4/20/2012 470 24,816
1/29/2013 670 27,202
11/02/2015 420 19,404

If Dahlia sells 1,310 shares of Microsoft for $87,770 on December 20, 2021, what is her capital gain or loss in each of the following assumptions? (Do not round intermediate calculations.)

a. She uses the FIFO method.

b. She uses the specific identification method and she wants to minimize her current-year capital gain.

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