On January 1, 2006, Demers Company, an 80% owned subsidiary of Collins, Inc., transferred equipment with a 10-year life (six of which remain with no salvage value) to Collins in exchange for $84,000 cash. At the date of transfer, Demers records carried the equipment at a cost of $120,000 less accumulated depreciation of $48,000. Straight-line depreciation is used. Demers reported net income of $28,000 and $32,000 for 2006 and 2007, respectively. Compute the gain recognized by Demers Company relating to the equipment for 2006:
a) $36,000
b) $34,000
c) $12,000
d) $10,000