New York Co$.$ has agreed to pay $12$ million Australian dollars $($A$$)$ in two years for equipment that it is importing from Australia. The spot rate of the Australian dollar is $$0\mathrm{.}60.$ The annualized U$.$S$.$ interest rate is $7$ percent, regardless of the debt maturity. The annualized Australian dollar interest rate is $13$ percent, regardless of the debt maturity. New York plans to hedge its exposure with a forward contract that it will arrange today. Assume that interest rate parity exists. Determine the amount of U$.$S$.$ dollars that New York Co$.$ will need in two years to make its payment. Enter your answer as a positive value. Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to the nearest dollar.