An automated assembly robot that cost $300,000 has a recovery period of five years with an expected $50,000 salvage value. If the MACRS depreciation rates for years 1, 2, and 3 are 20.0%, 32.0%, and 19.2%, respectively, what is the depreciation recapture, capital gain, or capital loss, provided the robot was sold after 3 years for $80,000?

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An automated assembly robot that cost $300,000 has a recovery period of five years with an expected $50,000 salvage value. If the MACRS depreciation rates for years 1, 2, and 3 are 20.0%, 32.0%, and 19.2%, respectively, what is the depreciation recapture, capital gain, or capital loss, provided the robot was sold after 3 years for $80,000?

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