During 2007, Ellis Company purchased 20,000 shares of Hiller Corp. common stock for $315,000 as an available-for-sale investment. The fair value of these shares was $300,000 at December 31, 2007. Ellis sold all of the Hiller stock for $17 per share on December 3, 2008, incurring $14,000 in brokerage commissions. What should Ellis Company should report a realized gain on the sale of stock in 2008?
A. $40,000
B. $25,000
C. $11,000
D. $26,000