take the computer home without making paying the full price immediately. Rather, Best Buy will let you pay $$500$ now, and $$500$ at the end of each of the next two years. If the interest rate is $5\%,$ how much do you need today to make sure you can make all the payments to Best Buy?

$$1500$

$$1470\mathrm{.}78$

$$1443\mathrm{.}71$

$$1429\mathrm{.}71$