Consider a $26-$year mortgage loan of $$76,075\mathrm{.}7648,$ with an interest rate of $14\mathrm{.}00\%,$ assuming monthly payments. The mortgage balance remaining after making $8$ payments is $$ and the total interest expense for the $8^{th}$ year is

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$79,665\mathrm{.}57$;$10,620\mathrm{.}50$

$71,319\mathrm{.}65$;$9,103\mathrm{.}28$

$75,871\mathrm{.}97$;$10,114\mathrm{.}76$

$78,148\mathrm{.}13$;$10,822\mathrm{.}79$

$69,802\mathrm{.}21$;$9,305\mathrm{.}58$