Brian inherits 250 shares of Clap Corporation stock from his father. The stock cost his father

$10,500 and had a $8,500 FMV on the date of his father's death in 2015.The alternate valuation

date was not elected. Brians tax basis in the Clap Corporation stock is $8,500

Brian holds the stock for one month and then sells it on the open market for $20,000. Brian has a_______________ gain of $_____.

A.Short-term , 9,500

B.Short-term , 11,500

C.Long-term, 9,500

D.Long-term, 11,500