A cylindrical tennis ball container can contain maximum three balls stacked on one another. The top and bottom balls also touch the lid and the base of the container respectively. If the volume of a tennis ball is 240 cm, then what is the volume of the container?

A

1080 $$cm^3$$

B

840 $$cm^3$$

C

1440 $$cm^3$$

D

720 $$cm^3$$