What is the present value of the following uneven cash flow stream? The appropriate interest rate is $11\mathrm{.}00\%,$ compounded annually. Note that the final cash flow represents a project where there may be reclamation or other "end of project" costs which are greater than any final income and or salvage vertuo

What annual interest rate will cause $$18,250$ to grow to $$45,000$ in fourteen years $($assume annual compounding$)?$ Show your answer to $2$ decimals $(x.\%)$

Will the future value be larger or smaller if we compound an initial amount more often than annually $-$ for example, every $3$ months $($quarterly$)$ holding the stated interest rate constant? Explain your answer. Zero credit unless there is an explanation.