$10)$ On December $2,2024,$ Chase, Inc. purchased furniture for its new office. In payment for the furniture, Chase, Inc. issued $8,000$ shares of common stock with a $$5$ par value. The furniture has a market value of $$44,000.$ The total increase in stockholders' equity from this transaction would be $\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_.$

A$)$ $$40,000$

B$)$ $$44,000$

C$)$ $$8,000$

D$)$ $$84,000$

E$)$ none of the above