Almendarez Corporation Is Considering the Purchase of a Machine That

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Almendarez Corporation is considering the purchase of a machine that would cost $150,000 and would last for 5 years. At the end of 5 years, the machine would have a salvage value of $14,000. By reducing labor and other operating costs, the machine would provide annual cost savings of $35,000. The company requires a minimum pretax return of 10% on all investment projects. (Ignore income taxes.) Click here to view Exhibit 14B-1 and Exhibit 14B-2, to determine the appropriate discount factor(s) using the tables provided.The net present value of the proposed project is closest to: (Round your intermediate calculations and final answer to the nearest whole dollar amount.)

• A) $(8,621)
• B) $17,541
• C) $(25,000)
• D) $(23,968)

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