In the example for line 18, the FMV is likely the selling price or asking price for A's property.
A's adjusted basis starts with the original purchase price but includes much more. A discussion of adjusted basis can be found in IRS publication 551. Table 1 of the publication shows examples of increases and decreases to basis.
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