$($Related to Checkpoint $5\mathrm{.}6)($Solving for $i)$ You are considering investing in a security that will pay you $$1,000$ in $26$ years.

a$.$ If the appropriate discount rate is $8$ percent, what is the present value of this investment?

b$.$ Assume these investments sell for $$342$ in return for which you receive $$1,000$ in $26$ years. What is the rate of return investors earn on this investment if they buy it for $$342?$

a$.$ If the appropriate discount rate is $8$ percent, the present value of this investment is $

$($Round to the nearest cent.$)$