Computing Future and Present Value Under Different Investment Assumptions When answering the following questions, round your answer to the nearest whole numb Do not use a negative sign with your answer. Stone Inc. deposits $$40,000$ today into a special fund that is needed at the end of six years. A financial institution serves as the fund trustee and pays $10\%$ interest on the fund balance. Compute the fund balance at the end of year $6$ assuming annual compounding $2.$ On January $1$ of the current year, Southwest Inc. adopts a plan to accumulate funds for environmental improvements to occur $4\mathrm{.}5$ years in the future, at an estimated cost of $$2,000,000$ Southwest plans to make four equal annual deposits in a fund that earns interest at $10\%$ compounded annually $.$ The first deposit is made on July $1$ of the current year. Compute the amount of the annual deposit $3.$ Hanks Inc. establishes a debt retirement fund to retire debt of $$72,820.$ Hanks makes three equal annual contributions of $ $20,000,$ starting on January $1$ of the current year. The fund earns interest at $10\%,$ compounded annually. The $$72,820$ debt must be paid on December $31,$ three years later. What is the balance of the fund at December $31$ in three years? $4.$ Gold Inc. invests $$10,000$ today in a mutual fund $.$ Gold anticipates leaving this fund alone for $12$ years. The fund is increased each year $-$end by specified compound interest rates as follows : years $1$ to $4$ inclusive $,8\%5$ to $8$ inclusive, $9\%$ and $9$ to $12$ inclusive $,10\%$Compute the fund balance at the end of year $12.$