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Justin Trades an Office Building Located in Michigan to John

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Justin trades an office building located in Michigan to John for an apartment complex located in North Carolina.Details of the two properties:
 Justin  John  Michigan  N. Carolina  Fair market value $9,000,000$4,000,000 Adjusted basis 3,000,0003,000,000 Liabilities transferred with property 2,000,0000\begin{array}{lrr}&\text { Justin } & \text { John } \\& \underline {\text { Michigan } } & \underline { \text { N. Carolina } } \\\text { Fair market value } &\$ 9,000,000 & \$ 4,000,000 \\\text { Adjusted basis } &3,000,000 & 3,000,000 \\\text { Liabilities transferred with property } &2,000,000 & -0-\end{array}
In addition,John pays Justin $3,000,000 cash as part of this transaction.What is the gain (loss)recognized by John in this transaction and what is his basis in the Michigan property?
 Gain Recognized  Adjusted B asis a.$1,000,000$9,000,000b.$0$8,000,000c.$1,000,000$6,000,000d.$0$9,000,000\begin{array}{ll}\text { Gain Recognized } & \text { Adjusted B asis } \\a.\$ 1,000,000 & \$ 9,000,000 \\b.\$-0- & \$ 8,000,000 \\c.\$ 1,000,000 & \$ 6,000,000 \\d.\$-0- & \$ 9,000,000\end{array}
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