Winston Corp., a U.S. company, had the following foreign currency transactions during 2011: (1.) Purchased merchandise from a foreign supplier on July 16, 2011 for the U.S. dollar equivalent of $47,000 and paid the invoice on August 3, 2011 at the U.S. dollar equivalent of $54,000.
(2)) On October 15, 2011 borrowed the U.S. dollar equivalent of $315,000 evidenced by a non-interest-bearing note payable in euros on October 15, 2011. The U.S. dollar equivalent of the note amount was $295,000 on December 31, 2011, and $299,000 on October 15, 2012.
What amount should be included as a foreign exchange gain or loss from the two transactions for 2012?
A) $1,000 loss.
B) $1,000 gain.
C) $2,000 loss.
D) $4,000 gain.
E) $4,000 loss.

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The Answer of Winston Corp., a U.S. company, had the following foreign currency transactions during 2011: (1.) Purchased merchandise from a foreign supplier on July 16, 2011 for the U.S. dollar equivalent of $47,000 and paid the invoice on August 3, 2011 at the U.S. dollar equivalent of $54,000.
(2)) On October 15, 2011 borrowed the U.S. dollar equivalent of $315,000 evidenced by a non-interest-bearing note payable in euros on October 15, 2011. The U.S. dollar equivalent of the note amount was $295,000 on December 31, 2011, and $299,000 on October 15, 2012.
What amount should be included as a foreign exchange gain or loss from the two transactions for 2012?
A) $1,000 loss.
B) $1,000 gain.
C) $2,000 loss.
D) $4,000 gain.
E) $4,000 loss.