Hazel purchased a new business asset (five-year asset) on september 30, 2017, at a cost of $100,000. on october 4, 2017, hazel placed the asset in service. this was the only asset hazel placed in service in 2017. hazel did not elect ⧠179 or additional first-year depreciation. on august 20, 2018, hazel sold the asset. determine the cost recovery for 2018 for the asset. a. $14,250b. $19,000c. $23,750d. $38,000e. none of the above

Kendra knight took part in a friendly game of touch football. she had played before and was familiar with football. michael jewett was on her team. in the course of play, michael bumped into kendra and knocked her to the ground. he stepped on her hand, causing injury to a little finger that later required its amputation. she sued michael for damages. he defended on the ground that she had assumed the risk. kendra claimed that assumption of risk could not be raised as a defense because the state legislature had adopted the standard of comparative negligence. what happens if contributory negligence applies? what happens if the defense of comparative negligence applies?