$($Present$-$value comparison$)$ Much to your surprise, you were selected to appear on the TV show "The Price is Right." As a result of your prowess in identifying how many rolls of toilet paper a typical American family keeps on hand, you win the opportunity to choose one of the following: $$1,000$ today, $$5,000$ in $10$ years, or $$25,000$ in $26$ years. Assuming that you can earn $9$ percent on your money, which should you choose?

If you are offered $$5,000$ in $10$ years and you can earn $9$ percent on your money, what is the present value of $$5,000?$

$ $($Round to the nearest cent.$)$