Jessie wishes to purchase a 15-year annuity with annual payments beginning one year from now. The annuity will be valued at an annual effective interest rate of 8%. To account for inflation, Jessie would like each payment after the first to be 5% larger than the previous one. If Jessie's first payment is to be $35,000, what is the cost (present value) of this annuity.

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