At the end of the trading day, a mutual fund has a NAVPS of $$18\mathrm{.}565.$ An investor places an order to purchase $1,000$ units of the fund. There is a $5\%$ front$-$end load. Calculate the offering price.

a$)$ $$17\mathrm{.}637$

b$)$ $$18\mathrm{.}565$

c$)$ $$19\mathrm{.}493$

d$)$ $$19\mathrm{.}542$