On May 3 of this year, R called his broker and told him to sell all of R's AZ bonds.R had purchased the bonds for $9,500 several years ago.The bonds have a $10,000 par value, and pay interest at a rate of 10 percent semiannually on June 30 and December 31.Ten days after his call R received a check for $11,000.R should report a capital gain on the sale of $1,500.

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R should report a capital gain of $1,500 on the sale of the bonds because the capital gain is calculated as the difference between the sale price ($11,000) and the purchase price ($9,500), which equals $1,500.

On May 3 of This Year, R Called His Broker