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Spectrum Corporation sold its Specialties Division during 2010. The company's accountants determined that the division had a pre-tax loss $770,000 during 2010 prior to disposal. The sale resulted in a $235,000 gain before taxes. The company had neither extraordinary items nor any cumulative accounting adjustments. Spectrum's income from continuing operations for 2010 amounted to $23,460,000. The company's effective tax rate is 38%.
-The amount of gain(loss) from disposal of the Specialties Division that would appear on the 2010 income statement of Spectrum Corporation is:

A) $331,700 loss
B) $ 89,300 gain
C) $145,700 gain
D) $235,000 gain