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Vextra Corporation is considering the purchase of new equipment costing $45,000. The projected annual cash inflow is $13,000, to be received at the end of each year. The machine has a useful life of 4 years and no salvage value. Vextra requires a 12% return on its investments. The present value of an annuity of $1 for different periods follows:

Periods	12%
1	0.8929
2	1.6901
3	2.4018
4	3.0373

Compute the net present value of this investment (rounded to the nearest whole dollar).

Multiple Choice

• $(39,485).

• $(2,100).

• $45,000.

• $9,485.

• $(5,515).