TNT Ltd$.$ has just received a very large sum of money by selling off one of its subsidiaries. It immediately uses the funds to buy an annuity that will pay it back ten installments of $$2,000,000$ for ten years starting one year from today. Money is worth $10\%$ per annum and the investment is compounded semi$-$annually. How much did the annuity cost rounded to the nearest dollar?

Multiple Choice

None of the above

$$15,443,460$

$$15,994,314$

$$14,922,244$

$$16,289,655$