Jared, a fiscal year taxpayer with a August 31 year-end, owns an office building (adjusted basis of $800,000) that was destroyed by fire on December 24, 2019. If the insurance settlement was $950,000 (received March 1, 2020), what is the latest date that Jared can replace the office building in order to qualify for § 1033 nonrecognition of gain?

Bandar industries berhad of malaysia manufactures sporting equipment. one of the company’s products, a football helmet for the north american market, requires a special plastic. during the quarter ending june 30, the company manufactured 35,000 helmets, using 22,500 kilograms of plastic. the plastic cost the company $171,000. according to the standard cost card, each helmet should require 0.6 kilograms of plastic, at a cost of $8 per kilogram. 1. what is the standard quantity of kilograms of plastic (sq) that is allowed to make 35,000 helmets? 2. what is the standard materials cost allowed (sq x sp) to make 35,000 helmets? 3. what is the materials spending variance? 4. what is the materials price variance and the materials quantity variance?