During 2007, Ellis Company Purchased 20,000 Shares of Hiller Corp

During 2007, Ellis Company purchased 20,000 shares of Hiller Corp. common stock for $315,000 as an available-for-sale investment. The fair value of these shares was $300,000 at December 31, 2007. Ellis sold all of the Hiller stock for $17 per share on December 3, 2008, incurring $14,000 in brokerage commissions. Ellis Company should report a realized gain on the sale of stock in 2008 of

A) $11,000.
B) $25,000.
C) $26,000.
D) $40,000.