A company is analyzing two machines to determine which one it should purchase. The company requires a rate of return of 15 percent and uses straight-line depreciation to a zero book value over the life of its equipment. Ignore bonus depreciation. Machine A has a cost of $462,000, annual after-tax cash outflows of $46,200, and a four-year life. Machine B costs $898,000, has annual after-tax cash outflows of $16,500, and has a seven-year life. Whichever machine is purchased will be replaced at the end of its useful life.

The company should purchase Machine A or Machine B?

because that machine's EAC is [ Select ] ["$24,321.02", "$17,404.04", "$23,156.82", "$17,521.94", "$16,791.08"] less as compared to the other machine's EAC?