Earned Value $($EV$)$ for a new operating system design project is calculated at $$300,000$ and the Actual Cost $($AC$)$ is $$280,000.$ The Budget at Completion $($BAC$)$ is estimated at $$500,000.$ The project is progressing well from a budgetary point of view, since the CPI value is greater than one.

What is the Estimate at Completion $($EAC$)$ if the future work of the project is performed at the

budgeted rate?

$*$ a$.580,000$

b$.480,000$

C$.780,000$

d$.500,000$