How would this have affected the amount of unrealized gain

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Question - Bonobo's Balloons Inc. purchased the $60,000 par value bonds of Gnomes R Us on January 1, 2020. The coupon rate is 8% and the bonds mature in 5years. The market rate of interest is 12%. The bonds pay interest semi-annually every June 30 and December 31. The bonds were purchased for $51,167.90 and were classified as available-for-sale. Bonobo's Balloons uses the effective-interest rate method to amortize bond discounts and premiums. At December 31, 2020, the market value of the bonds was $65,000. Bonobo's Balloons sold the bonds on January 1, 2021, for $65,000.

Instructions - If this investment was instead classified as held-to-maturity, how would this have affected the amount of unrealized gain or loss on December 31, 2020, and how would this have affected its reporting?

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