Jericho Snacks Is an All-Equity Firm with Estimated Earnings Before

Jericho Snacks is an all-equity firm with estimated earnings before interest and taxes of $624,000 annually forever.Currently, the firm has no debt but is considering borrowing $725,000 at 6.75 percent interest.The tax rate is 35 percent and the current cost of equity is 15.2 percent.What is the value of the levered firm?

A) $3,187,271
B) $2,769,535
C) $3,307,271
D) $2,922,171
E) $3,506,418