Liberty Services is now at the end of the final year of a project. The equipment was purchased prior to the new tax law and originally cost $$12,000,$ of which $75\%$ has been depreciated. The firm can sell the used equipment today for $$3,600,$ and its tax rate is $25\%.$ What is the equipment's after$-$tax salvage value for use in a capital budgeting analysis? Note that if the equipment's final market value is less than its book value, the firm will receive a tax credit as a result of the sale that will offset expenses from the company's other projeets.

a$.$ $$3,600$

b$.$ $$3,150$

c$.$ $$2,700$

d$.$ $$3,450$

e$.$ $$3,750$