You have your choice of two investment accounts. Investment A is a 12year annuity that features end-of-month $1,450 payments and has an interest rate of 8.6 percent compounded monthly. Investment B is an 8.1 percent continuously compounded lump-sum investment, also good for 12 years. How much money would you need to invest in B today for it to be worth as much as Investment A12 years from now?

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