Suppose you purchased 100 shares of stock in 2016 for $25 a share and you sell them today for $30 a share. If the capital gains tax is 30 percent, your tax liability is

A. $70.
B. $150.
C. $500.
D. indeterminate without knowing the inflation rate.


Answer: B

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