As a settlement for an insurance claim, Craig was offered one of two choices. He could either accept a lump-sum amount of $5542 now, or accept quarterly payments of $208 for the next nine years. If the money is placed into a trust fund earning 7.67% compounded annually, which is the better option and by how much? The option is better by $ (Round the final answer to the nearest cent as needed. Round all intermediate values to six decimal places as needed.)