Response to the following problem:
A corporation retired $610,000 of bonds which have an unamortized discount of $21,000, by repurchasing them for $610,000. How much was the gain or loss on the retirement of the bonds?
There was a $21,000 gain.
There was no gain or loss.
There was a $21,000 loss.
There was a $610,000 loss.
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