One of your customers is delinquent on his accounts payable balance. You$$ve mutually agreed to a repayment schedule of $$500$ per month. You will charge $1\mathrm{.}4$ percent per month interest on the overdue balance.

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If the current balance is $$17,340,$ how long will it take for the account to be paid off? $($Do not use rounded numbers in intermediate calculations. Round your answer to $2$ decimal places $($e$.$g$.,32\mathrm{.}16).)$