Great Lakes Shipping is an all-equity firm with anticipated earnings before interest and taxes of $439,000 annually forever. The present cost of equity is 16.4 percent. Currently, the firm has no debt but is considering borrowing $1.25 million at 8.5 percent interest. The tax rate is 36 percent. What is the value of the levered firm?
A. $2,163,171
B. $2,406,519
C. $2,588,547
D. $2,666,667