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 200,000 local currency units (LCU) in its balance sheet at $110,000. When Brief collected the receivable on February 15, 2018, the U.S. dollar equivalent was $120,000. In Brief's 2018 consolidated income statement, how much should it report as a foreign exchange gain? $25,000 $15,000 $10,000 $0

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 200,000 local currency units (LCU) in its balance sheet at $110,000. When Brief collected the receivable on February 15, 2018, the U.S. dollar equivalent was $120,000. In Brief's 2018 consolidated income statement, how much should it report as a foreign exchange gain? $25,000 $15,000 $10,000 $0

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