Petit files a return as a single taxpayer. In $2023,$ Petit had the following items:

$$Salary of $$40,000.$Loss of $$65,000$ on the sale of $1244$ stock acquired two years ago.$$Interest income of $$8,000.$

Petit's AGI for $2023$ is:

a$.$ $$(2,000).$

b$.$ $$(5,000).$

c$.$ $$48,000.$

d$.$ $$0.$

e$.$ $$45,000.$