The Dutta Corporation needs to save \($15\) million to retire a \($15\) million mortgage that matures in 15 years.

To retire this mortgage, the company plans to put a fixed amount into an account at the end of each year for 15 years, with the first payment occurring at the end of 1 year. The Dutta Corporation expects to earn 9 percent annually on the money in this account.

What equal annual contributions must it make to this account to accumulate the \($15\) million in 15 years?