As a settlement for an insurance claim, Craig was offered one of two choices. He could either accept a lump-sum amount of $6979 now, or accept monthly payments of $134 for the next five years. If the money is placed into a trust fund earning 4.53% compounded semi-annually, which is the better option and by how much? The option is better by $17 (Round the final answer to the nearest cent as needed. Round all intermediate values to six decimal places as needed.)