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Amacon Corporation Has the Following Investments at December 31, 2020

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Amacon Corporation has the following investments at December 31, 2020:  Historical cost  Fair value  Sept 30,2019 Fair value  Sept 30, 2020  Fair value  Dec 31,2020 Shares of DEF 25,00015,00027,00030,000 Bonds of Brooke  (purchased at par value)  10,00012,00011,00012,500 Shares of CooksTown 12,00018,00016,00016,000 Shares of Daisy 18,00016,50019,50020,500\begin{array} { | l | r | r | r | r | } \hline & \text { Historical cost } & \begin{array} { c } \text { Fair value } \\\text { Sept } 30,2019\end{array} & \begin{array} { c } \text { Fair value } \\\text { Sept 30, 2020 }\end{array} & \begin{array} { c } \text { Fair value } \\\text { Dec } 31,2020\end{array} \\\hline \text { Shares of DEF } & 25,000 & 15,000 & 27,000 & 30,000 \\\hline \text { Bonds of Brooke } & & & & \\\text { (purchased at par value) } & 10,000 & 12,000 & 11,000 & 12,500 \\\hline \text { Shares of CooksTown } & 12,000 & 18,000 & 16,000 &16,000\\\hline \text { Shares of Daisy } & 18,000 & 16,500 & 19,500 &20,500 \\\hline\end{array} If Amacon irrevocably elected to classify its investment in DEF at fair value through OCI, what amount will be reported in income for the three months ended December 31, 2020 pertaining to this investment?


A) $0
B) $3,000 loss.
C) $3,000 gain.
D) $5,000 gain.

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