A company has the following information for the current year:

Current assets	$42,500	Current liabilities	$24,650
Noncurrent assets	224,000	Noncurrent liabilities	173,200
Total assets	$266,500	Retained earnings	19,475
		All other equity	49,175
		Total liabilities and equity	$266,500

Sales revenue is forecasted to grow by 6% next year, forecasted net income is expected to be $35,000, and all current assets and current liabilities vary proportionally with sales. If $40,000 worth of net noncurrent assets are required to be purchased next year, what is the external financing needed? Assume that the company does not pay dividends, and that all noncurrent liabilities and equity (except retained earnings) will be the same level as the current year.

A. $5,893

B. $6,071

C. $6,250

D. $6,428

E. $6,607