A research company had developed a plant$-$based energy product that virtually eliminates the need for fossil fuels. Profits and losses vary greatly based on production costs and sales. Rather than take on the risk, the owners are considering selling the company and retiring. If the owner's risk attitude can be modeled with an exponential utility function, what is the minimum the owners would accept for the company if their risk tolerance was $$20$M$?1.$ $$5$M

$2.$ $$20$M

$3.$ $$47$M

$4.$ $$1$M

$5.$ $$7$M

$6.$ $$55$M

$7.$ $$2$M

$8.$ $$\mathrm{.}9$M