When Marilyn Monroe died, ex$-$husband Joe DiMaggio vowed to place fresh flowers on her grave every Sunday as long as he lived. The week after she died in $1962,$ a bunch of fresh flowers that the former baseball player thought appropriate for the star cost about $$5.$ Based on actuarial tables, "Joltin' Joe" could expect to live for $26$ years after the actress died. Assume that the EAR is $10\mathrm{.}4$ percent. Also, assume that the price of the flowers will increase at $3\mathrm{.}3$ percent per year, when expressed as an EAR. Assuming that each year has exactly $52$ weeks, what is the present value of this commitment? Joe began purchasing flowers the week after Marilyn died.

Multiple Choice

$$3,376\mathrm{.}39$

$$3,054\mathrm{.}83$

$$3,119\mathrm{.}15$

$$3,312\mathrm{.}08$

$$3,215\mathrm{.}61$