$2.$ Mary is prepared to create a college fund for her daughter. She has $$50,000$ to invest and she plans to leave the money invested for eight years. She hopes to generate a rate of return on the investment of $8\mathrm{.}25\%.$ If the investment generates the anticipated return, how much money will Mary have at the end of eight years $\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_?$