Meadow Company wants to invest its net profits of $$82,000$ for $7$ years in either a credit union or a local bank. The credit union provides interest of $5\mathrm{.}50\%$ compounded monthly, while the local bank provides interest of $6\mathrm{.}00\%$ compounded semi$-$annually.

a$.$ What would be the maturity value of the investment under the credit union option?

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b$.$ What would be the maturity value of the investment under the local bank option?

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c$.$ Which of the two options will yield the highest return?

a$.$ Credit Union

b$.$ Local Bank