JC Manufacturing purchased inventory for $5,300 and also paid a $260 freight bill. JC Manufacturing returned 45% of the goods to the seller and later took a 2% purchase discount. Assume JC Manufacturing uses a perpetual inventory system. What is JC Manufacturing’s final cost of the inventory that it kept? (Round your answer to the nearest whole number.)

a. $2,997

b. $2,337

c. $3,117

d. $2,857