Grandling Supermarkets Inc. reported $1,500,000 of sales and $900,000 of operating costs (including depreciation). The company has $2,450,000 of investor-supplied capital, the after-tax cost of capital was 8%, and the federal-plus-state income tax rate was 35%. What was the firm's Economic Value Added (EVA), i.e., how much value did management add to stockholders' wealth during the year?
a. $175,000
b. $194,000
c. $215,000
d. $240,000
e. $275,000