Brief, Inc., had a receivable from a foreign customer that is payable in the customer's local currency. On December 31, 2017, Brief correctly included this receivable for 372,500 local currency units (LCU) in its balance sheet at $240,000. When Brief collected the receivable on February 15, 2018, the U.S. dollar equivalent was $252,500. In Brief's 2018 consolidated income statement, how much should it report as a foreign exchange gain?

Multiple Choice

• $30,000
• $17,500
• $0
• $12,500