Anne-Marie received $445,000.00 from her mother's estate. She wants to set aside part of her inheritance for her retirement 12 years from now. At that time, she would like to receive a pension supplement of $2,600.00 at the end of each month for 15 years. If the first payment is due one month after her retirement and interest is 3.6% compounded monthly, how much must Anne-Marie set aside?

Select one:

a. $289,256.54

b. $199,652.45

c. $243,256.54

d. $234,652.45

e. None of these answers