On December 1, 20X1, Pimlico made sales to a customer in India and recorded Accounts Receivable of 10,000,000 rupees. The customer has until March 1, 20X2 to pay. On December 1, 20X1, Pimlico paid $500 for a put option to sell rupees at a strike price of $2.30 per 100 rupees on March 1, 20X2, which was the spot rate on December 1, 20X1. On December 31, 2001, the spot rate was $2.80 per 100 rupees and the option premium was $0.004 per 100 rupees.

If the spot rate on March 1, 20X2, was $2.45 per 100 rupees, what is the foreign currency exchange gain or loss that should be recorded that day?

A) $15,000 gain

B) $15,000 loss

C) $35,000 gain

D) $35,000 loss

(course : international accounting)