Subject: mathqa
Question: when a merchant imported a certain item , she paid a 7 percent import tax on the portion of the total value of the item in excess of $ 1000 . if the amount of the import tax that the merchant paid was $ 109.90 , what was the total value of the item ?
Option: 
A: $ 2360
B: $ 2780
C: $ 1940
D: $ 2570
Answer: D