To borrow $$2,400,$ you are offered an add$-$on interest loan at $9$ percent. Two loan payments are to be made, one at six months and the other at the end of the year. Compute the two equal payments.

Note: Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your percentage answer to $2$ decimal places $($i$.$e$.,0\mathrm{.}1234$ should be entered as $12\mathrm{.}34).$

Two equal payments