Winston Corp., a U. S. company, had the following foreign currency transactions during 2018: (1) Purchased merchandise from a foreign supplier on July 16, 2018 for the U. S. dollar equivalent of $47,000 and paid the invoice on August 3, 2018 at the U. S. dollar equivalent of $54,000. (2.) On October 15, 2018 borrowed the U. S. dollar equivalent of $315,000 evidenced by a non-interest-bearing note payable in euros on October 15, 2019. The U. S. dollar equivalent of the note amount was $295,000 on December 31, 2018, and $299,000 on October 15, 2019. What amount should be included as a foreign exchange gain or loss from the two transactions for 2018?
A) S9,000 gain.
B) S9,000 loss
C) S14,000 gain.
D) S13,000 gain.
E) S11,000 loss