Petit files a return as a single taxpayer. In $2024,$ Petit had the following items:

$$ Salary of $$40,000.$

$$ Loss of $$65,000$ on the sale of $1244$ stock acquired two years ago.

$$ Interest income of $$8,000.$

Petit's AGI for $2024$ is:

a$.$ $$(2,000).$

b$.$ $$45,000.$

c$.$ $$0.$

d$.$ $$(5,000).$

e$.$ $$48,000.$