A company facing an interest rate of $8\%$ must choose among projects offering the following four$-$year cash flows. If the company is employing the net present value criterion, which project should they choose?

Question $1$ options:

$$5,000$ in year $1$; $$5,000$ in year $2$; $$20,000$ in year $3$; and $$30,000$ in year $4$

$$25,000$ in year $1$; $$15,000$ in year $2$; $$10,000$ in year $3$; and $$5,000$ in year $4$

$$5,000$ in year $1$; $$5,000$ in year $2$; $$25,000$ in year $3$; and $$25,000$ in year $4$

$$15,000$ in year $1$; $$15,000$ in year $2$; $$15,000$ in year $3$; and $$15,000$ in year $4$