Table 16-2 Big Corporation Paid $95,000 to Acquire a 30% Investment in Investment

Table 16-2
Big Corporation paid $95,000 to acquire a 30% investment in the common shares of Little Corporation on January 3, 2017. On December 31, 2017, Little Corporation's net income was $210,000 and Little Corporation paid dividends of $80,000. On December 31, 2018, Little Corporation's net income was $170,000 and Little Corporation paid dividends of $60,000. Big Corporation used the equity-method to account for this investment.
-Refer to Table 16-2.Big Corporation sells 50% of its shares of Little Corporation for $77,000 on January 3,2019.This would result in a:

A) gain on sale of investment of $90,000
B) loss on sale of investment of $6,500
C) gain on sale of investment of $4,000
D) gain on sale of investment of $6,500