On February $20,2022,$ Alicia purchased stock in Pink Corporation $($the stock is not small business stock$)$ for $$1,000.$

On May $1,2023,$ the stock became worthless. During $2023,$ Alicia also had an $$8,000$ loss on $1244$ small business

stock purchased two years ago, a $$9,000$ loss on a nonbusiness bad debt, and a $$5,000$ long$-$term capital gain. How

should Alicia treat these items on her $2023$ tax return?

a$.$ $$4,000$ long$-$term capital loss and $$3,000$ short$-$term capital loss.

b$.$ $$4,000$ long$-$term capital loss and $$9,000$ short$-$term capital loss.

c$.$ $$8,000$ ordinary loss and $$3,000$ short$-$term capital loss.

d$.$ $$8,000$ ordinary loss and $$5,000$ short$-$term capital loss.