Cost out a proposed merit increase for two different companies for the year $2025.$ Each of these companies are considering two different merit increase amounts and two different start

dates.

The first company's payroll is $$259,000,000$ they are proposing two alternative merit percent increases each with two different possible start dates.

Company $1$ payroll $$259,000,000$ merit increase of $2\mathrm{.}7\%$ on either April $1,2025,$ or June $1,2025.($This should result in two alternative cost amounts for the year $2025.)$

Company $1$ payroll $$259,000,000$ merit increase of $3\mathrm{.}5\%$ on either April $1,2025,$ or June $1,2025.($This should result in two alternative cost amounts for the year $2025.)$

The second company's payroll is $$6,450,000,000$ they are proposing two alternative merit percent increases each with two different possible start dates.

Company $2$ payroll $$6,450,000,000$ merit increase of $3\mathrm{.}1\%$ on either January $1,2025,$ or October $1,2025.($This should result in two alternative cost amounts for the year $2025.)$

Company $2$ payroll $$6,450,000,000$ merit increase of $3\mathrm{.}5\%$ on either January $1,2025,$ or October $1,2025.($This should result in two alternative cost amounts for the year $2025.$ Please Show All Your Work.