Eleston Printing Acquired the Following Short-Term Equity Securities on January

Eleston Printing acquired the following short-term equity securities on January 1,2X12: $\begin{array}{lcccc}\text { Company. } & \text { \# of Shares } & \text { Price/share } & & \text { Total Cost } \\\text { Color, Inc. }& 250 & \$ 22 & & \$ 5,500 \\\text { Black, Inc. } & 300 & 22 & & 6,600 \\\text { White, Inc. } & 500 & 14 & & \underline{7,000} \\& & & & \$ 19,100\end{array}$ The quarter-end prices per share were as follows:
$\begin{array}{lcc}\text { Company } & 03 / 31 / 2X12 & 06 / 30 / 2X12 & 09 / 31 / 2X12 & 12 / 30 / 2X12\\\text { Color, Inc. } & \$ 23 & \$ 21&\$22&\$21 \\\text { Black, Inc. } & 24 & 20 &23&24\\\text { White. Inc. } & 15 & 14&13&13\end{array}$ Eleston Printing considers Color,Inc.stock to be a trading security and Black,Inc.and White,Inc.to be available-for-sale securities.
What will be the net gain or loss reported on the income statement of Eleston Printing for the 3 month period ending March 31,2X12?

A) $250
B) $(250)
C) $900
D) $1,100
E) $2,000