Details provided:
* Population: all adult inhabitants of the suburb
* Sample: 50 randomly selected residents
* Statistic: 30% (percentage of sampled individuals opposing the tax hike) 50 x 0.30 = 15 expressed their opposition.
The gain amounts to $370
Reasoning:
To determine the gain or loss for the date 12/31/2018, according to ABC's amortization schedule
On this date, the carrying value was $196,370 while ABC procured the bonds back for $196,000 on 12/31/2018
Now let’s compute the gain or loss using this formula
Gain/Loss = Carrying value - Bond stock
Substituting into the formula gives us Gain/Loss =$196,370-$196,000
Gain/Loss=$370
Therefore, on the date 12/31/2018, ABC will show a gain of $370
