Peter and Blair recently reviewed their future retirement income and expense projections. They hope to retire in 25 years and anticipate they will need funding for an additional 16 years. They determined that they would have a retirement income of $77,000 intoday's dollars, but they would actually need $105,242 in retirement income to meet all of their objectives. Calculate the total amount that Peter and Blair must save if they wish to completely fund their incomeshortfall, assuming a 3 percent inflation rate and a return of 9 percent.

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The total amount that Peter and Blair must save if they wish to completely fund their incomeshortfall, assuming a 3 percent inflation rate and a return of 9 percent is $........ (Round to the nearestcent.)