At the end of year 8, Shore Co. held trading securities that cost $17,500 and which had a year-end market value of $19,000. All of these securities were sold during year 9 for $22,000. For the year ended on December 31, year 8, Shore should report a gain of

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What is one of the advantages of getting a government-sponsored mortgage instead of a conventional mortgage