a. Purchase the machine it is currently renting for $165,000. This machine will require $23,000 per year in ongoing maintenance expenses. be spent upfront training the new operators of the machine. continue to rent, purchase its current machine, or purchase the advanced machine? To make this decision, calculate the NPV of the FCF associated with each alternative. Note: the NPV will be negative, and represents the PV of the costs of the machine in each case