For February, sales revenue is $$700,000$; sales commissions are $5\%$ of sales; the sales manager's salary is $$96,000$; advertising expenses are $$90,000$; shipping expenses total $2\%$ of sales; and miscellaneous selling expenses are $$2,500$ plus $\frac{1}{2}$ of $1\%$ of sales. Total selling expenses for the month of February are

a$.$ $$237,500$