rax Drill $-$ Charitable Contribution$-$Stock

Ponna donates stock in Chipper Corporation to the American Red Cross on September $10,2024.$ She purchased the stock for $$18,100$ on December $28,2023,$ and it had a fair market value of $$27,000$ when she made the donation.

a$.$ The stock is treated as $$ property and Donna's charitable contribution deduction is : $$ for tax purposes.

b$.$ Assume instead that the stock had a fair market value of $$15,000($rather than $$27,000)$ when it was donated to the American Red Cross. Donna's charitable contribution deduction would be $ $$ for tax purposes.