What is Barbara's recognized gain or loss in the current year related to this exchange?

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Chapter15: Property Transactions: Nontaxable Exchanges
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Barbara is trading real property used solely for business purposes for new real property to be used in his business.  Barbara's  current property has a fair market value of $330,000, but her adjusted basis in the property is $275,000.  In this exchange Barbara will receive a new property worth $290,000 and $40,000 in cash. 

What is Barbara's recognized gain or loss in the current year related to this exchange?

 

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