You've just joined the investment banking firm of Dewey, Cheatum, and Howe. They've offered you two different salary arrangements. You can have $$8,000$ per month for the next two years, or you can have $$6,700$ per month for the next two years, along with a $$36,000$ signing bonus today. Assume the interest rate is $7$ percent compounded monthly.

a$.$ If you take the first option, $$8,000$ per month for two years, what is the present value?

Note: Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answer to $2$ decimal places, e$.$g$.,32\mathrm{.}16.$

b$.$ What is the present value of the second option?

Note: Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answer to $2$ decimal places, e$.$g$.,32\mathrm{.}16.$

a$.$ Value of first option

b$.$ Value of second option