Firm a is a new producer in the market for good x, which is characterized by linear demand and supply curves. initially, to attract customers, the firm prices its product low at $8 per unit. while the firm sells 1,000 units of the product at this price, there is a shortage in the market. this shortage can be cleared if price is increased to $10 per unit. the quantity demanded and supplied at this higher price will be 1,500 units.

Imprudential, inc., has an unfunded pension liability of $572 million that must be paid in 25 years. to assess the value of the firm’s stock, financial analysts want to discount this liability back to the present. if the relevant discount rate is 6.5 percent, what is the present value of this liability? (do not round intermediate calculations and enter your answer in dollars, not millions, rounded to 2 decimal places, e.g., 1,234,567.89)