Advantage Corp. has just gone public. Under a firm commitment agreement, Advantage received $$13\mathrm{.}50$ for each of the $8$ million shares sold. The initial offering price was $$15\mathrm{.}50$ per share, and the stock rose to $$16\mathrm{.}25$ per share in the first few minutes of trading. Advantage incurred $$1,860,000$ in direct legal and other costs and $$744,000$ in indirect costs. What is the total amount of direct costs?

Select one:

a$.$ $$6,000,000$

b$.$ $$16,000,000$

c$.$ $$18,753,000$

d$.$ $$17,860,000$

e$.$ $$6,744,000$