Given an initial investment of $$8,000,$ saved for $15$ years at $5\%$ annual interest rate, What if the annual interest rate was $8\%,$ compounded monthly?

Situation $1$c: $$10,000$ initial investment for $5$ years.

Situation $2$c: Five annual payments of $$2,500$ starting at the end of the first year.

NOTE for $1$c: You must do the calculation year by year.

Question: What is the total amount of money for situation $1$c$?$

Question: What is the total amount of money for situation $2$c$?$

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