On December 31, the balance in the Prepaid Advertising account was $176,000. This is the remaining balance of a twelve-month advertising campaign purchased on August 31 in the current year. Assuming the cost is spread equally over each month how much did this advertising campaign cost in total?
A. $286,000
B. $176,000
C. $264,000
D. $154,000
E. $22,000