On January 12, 2021, Jefferson Corporation purchased bonds of Rose Corporation for $77 million at par and classified the securities as available-for-sale. On December 31, 2021, these bonds were valued at $72 million. Nine months later, on October 3, 2022, Jefferson Corporation sold these bonds for $93 million.
As part of the multistep approach to record the 2022 transaction Jefferson Corporation should next take the second step of:________
a. Reversing total accumulated unrealized holding gains of $25 milion.
b. Reversing total accumulated unrealized holding gains of $18 milion
c. Reversing total accumulated unrealized holding gains of S7 million
d. Reversing total accumulated unrealized holding gains of $11 milion