139. Your monthly mortgage payment (principal plus interest) is $1,500. If you have a 30- year loan with a fixed interest rate of 0.5% per month, how much did you borrow from the bank to purchase your house? Select the closest answer. (4.7)

(a) $154,000

(b) $180,000

(c) $250,000

(d) $300,000

(e) $540,000