Karen Purchased 100 Shares of Gold Corporation Stock for $11,500

Multiple Choice

Karen purchased 100 shares of Gold Corporation stock for $11,500 on January 1,2002.In the current tax year,she sells 25 shares of the 100 shares purchased on January 1,2002,for $2,500.Twenty-five days earlier,she had purchased 30 shares for $3,000.What is Karen's recognized gain or loss on the sale of the stock,and what is her basis in the 30 shares purchased 25 days earlier?

A) $375 recognized loss,$3,000 basis in new stock.
B) $0 recognized loss,$3,000 basis in new stock.
C) $0 recognized loss,$3,375 basis in new stock.
D) $0 recognized loss,$3,450 basis in new stock.
E) None of the above.