Ernie Hasana is self$-$employed as a virtual assistant. He will use the single filing status, and his only source of income was a net profit of $$96,000$ from his business. Ernie's partially completed Schedule SE$,$ Self$-$Employment Tax, is shown below. Using the information provided, compute the amount of Ernie's self$-$employment tax. $($Answer choices are below the image.$)$

$$6,782$