You purchase 150 shares of stock at $40.88 per share. Several months later you sell the shares at $32.50. Your broker charges 4% commission for round lots and 5% for odd lots. Calculate the gain or loss on the transaction. (If loss, enclose in parenthesis)

A. ($1,924.69)
B. ($1,311.47)
C. ($1,733.97)
D. $2,145.87