Safe Investment Company (SIC)began Operations on January 1, 2020 SIC Earned Interest of $12,000 During 2020

Safe Investment Company (SIC) began operations on January 1, 2020. It acquired the following investments: $$\begin{array} { | l | l | r | r | } \hline &&& { \text { Fair Value at } }\\ \text { Type } & \text { Category }&\text { Cost } & { \text { Year End } } \\\hline \text { Bonds } & \text { Amortized cost } & \$ 195,000 & \$ 198,000 \\\hline \text { Shares } & \text { At fair value through } & 55,000 & 75,000 \\& \text { profit or loss } & & \\\hline \text { Shares } & \text { At fair value through } & 60,000 &70,000 \\ & \text { OCI } & & \\\hline\end{array}$$ SIC earned interest of $12,000 during 2020. Dividends of $16,000 were declared on the shares it owned during 2020. Of that amount, $9,000 was received in December 2020 and $7,000 was received in January 2021 (note that the ex-dividend date for these shares was prior to the end of the year) . At what value would SIC's bonds (which were purchased at par) be recorded at in the balance sheet on December 31, 2020?

A) $183,000
B) $195,000
C) $198,000
D) $207,000

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