a.) When his aunt died, Ariel inherited an annuity paying $18,000 every year into a savings account for eight years. The terms of the will state that he cannot withdraw any money for the first eight years, and then he can withdraw equal amounts at the end of each year

for nine years. If interest is 4.48% compounded annually, what will be the size of each withdrawal? Each withdrawal is

$______

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

b.) Maureen borrowed $6022.00 compounded semi-annually to help finance her education. She contracted to repay the loan in

semi-annual payments of $300.00 each. If the payments are due at the end of every 6 months and interest is 4% compounded

semi-annually, how long will Maureen have to make semi-annual payments? State your answer in years and months (from 0 to 11 months).

Maureen will have to make payments for______ year(s) and _____ month(s).