OPTION A: Uses a list comprehension and the $\verb|.strip()|$ method. Since the ' $\$$ ' is at the beginning or end of the strings in the list, $\verb|strip('|$\$$\verb|')|$ effectively removes it before the string is cast to an $\verb|int|$.
OPTION B: Uses a standard $\verb|for|$ loop and the $\verb|.replace()|$ method. This is the most readable approach for beginners and correctly accumulates the sum in the $\verb|total|$ variable.
OPTION C: Uses $\verb|map()|$ and a $\verb|lambda|$ function. This is a functional programming approach that applies the replacement and integer conversion to every element in the list before passing the result to $\verb|sum()|$.
The correct answer is D) ALL OF THE ABOVE.