On August $31,$ a hurricane destroyed a retail location of Vinny's Clothier including the entire inventory on hand at the location. The inventory on hand as of June $30$ totaled $$1,920,000.$ From June $30$ until the time of the hurricane, the company made purchases of $$510,000$ and had sales of $$1,500,000.$ Assuming the rate of gross profit to selling price is $40\%,$ what is the approximate value of the inventory that was destroyed?

a$.$ $$1,920,000$

b$.$ $$1,089,000$

c$.$ $$1,230,000$

d$.$ $$1,530,000$