Your son is about to start kindergarten in a private school. Currently, the tuition is $12,000 per year, payable at the start of the school year. You expect annual tuition increases to average 6% per year over the next 13 years. Assuming that you son remains in this private school through high school and that your current interest rate is 7%, then the present value of your son's private school education is closest to:

A) $332,300 B) $137,900 C) $155,800 D) $156,000