Vastatin Industries is considering an expansion. The necessary equipment would be purchased for $$20$ million, and the expansion would require an additional $$5$ million investment in net operating working capital. The company spent and expensed $$500,000$ on research related to this project last year. How much is the initial investment outlay of this project?

a$)$ $$20$ million

b$)$ $$25$ million

c$)$ $$25\mathrm{.}5$ million

d$)$ $$20\mathrm{.}5$ million