On December 31, 2017, Johnson Inc. has total liabilities of $520,000 and total equity of $446,000. The company needs to raise additional funds through debt and equity. The company will issue 1,000 shares of common stock at $9 per share and in addition it intends to borrow as much as it can from Bank of Morganville. Bank of Morganville requires a maximum debt-to-asset ratio of 0.8. What is the maximum additional amount that Johnson Inc. can borrow after the additional stock is issued?

Select one:

a. $260,000

b. $1,264,000

c. $1,300,000

d. $0 (the company already exceeds the 0.8 debt-to-asset ratio)

EXPLAIN