Two scheduled debt payments of $$$$719$ each are due four months and eight months from now respectively. If interest at $9\%$ is$$ allowed, what single payment today is required to settle the two scheduled$$ payments?

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Part $1$

The single payment required to settle the two scheduled payments is $$$

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$($Round the final answer to the nearest cent as needed. Round all intermediate values to six decimal places as$$ needed.$)$