$222222$GiGio Inc. has a new project available that requires an initial investment of $$8,000.$ The project will provide unlevered cash flows $($UCF$)$ of $$1,000$ a year forever. The company will finance the project with a debt$-$equity ratio of $0\mathrm{.}50.$ The company's bonds have a YTM of $9\%.$ The companies with operations comparable to this project have unlevered betas of $1\mathrm{.}02,1\mathrm{.}80,$ and $0\mathrm{.}76.$ The risk$-$free rate is $2\mathrm{.}0\%$ and the expected market return is $15\mathrm{.}0\%.$ The tax rate is $30\%.$

What is the levered equity equity for the project?