Marty and Mary have jobs and contribute to the household expenses according to their income. Marty contributes75% of the expenses and Mary contributes25%. Currently, their household expenses are $20,500 annually. Marty and Mary have three children. The youngest child is12, so they would like to ensure that they could maintain their current standard of living for at least the next eight years. They feel that the insurance proceeds could be invested at 8%. In addition to covering the annualexpenses, they would like to make sure that each of their children has $17,695 available for college. If Marty were todie, Mary would go back to schoolpart-time to upgrade her training as a nurse. This would cost $9,938. They have a mortgage on their home with a balance of $40,675. How much life insurance should they purchase forMary?

The amount of life insurance they should purchase for Mary is ( )$