You want a seat on the board of directors of Red Cow, Inc. The company has 230,000 shares of stock outstanding and the stock sells for $69 per share. There are currently 5 seats up for election. The company uses straight voting. How much will it cost you to guarantee that you will be elected to the board?

a) $7,935,069

b) $7,141,562

c) $5,290,069

d) $3,174,000

e) $2,645,069