a taxpayingentity, estimates that it can save $ 30 comma 000

$30,000 a year in cash operating costs for the next 10

10 years if it buys aspecial-purpose eye-testing machine at a cost of $ 135 comma 000

$135,000. No terminal disposal value is expected. City Hospital's

CityHospital's required rate of return is 12

12%. Assume all cash flows occur atyear-end except for initial investment amounts. City Hospital

CityHospital usesstraight-line depreciation. The income tax rate is 34 %

34% for all transactions that affect income taxe

Calculate the following for thespecial-purpose eye-testingmachine:

a.

Net present value