Almendarez Corporation is considering the purchase of a machine that would cost $200,000 and would last for 5 years. At the end of 5 years, the machine would have a salvage value of $20,000. By reducing labor and other operating costs, the machine would provide annual cost savings of $44,000. The company requires a minimum pretax return of 8% on all investment projects. (Ignore income taxes.)

Click here to view Exhibit 12B-1 and Exhibit 12B-2, to determine the appropriate discount factor(s) using the tables provided.

The net present value of the proposed project is closest to: (Round your intermediate calculations and final answer to the nearest whole dollar amount.)

Multiple Choice

• $(10,688)

• $19,608

• $(20,000)

• $(26,035)

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EXHIBIT 128-2 Present Value of an Annuity of $1 in Arrears: 11 - Periods 4% 5% 6% 7% 8% 9% 10% 11% 12% 13% 14% 15% 16% 17% 18% 19% 20% 21% 22% 23% 24% 25% 0.962 0.952 0.943 0.935 0.926 0.917 0.909 0.901 0.893 0.885 0.877 0.870 0.862 0.855 0.847 0.840 0.833 0.826 0.820 0.813 0.806 0.800 1.886 1.859 1.833 1.808 1783 1759 1736 1713 1.690 1668 1647 1626 1605 1585 1.566 1547 1528 1509 1492 1474 1457 1.440 2.775 2.723 2.673 2.624 2.577 2.531 2.487 2.444 2.402 2.361 2.322 2.283 2.246 2.210 2.174 2.140 2.106 2.074 2.042 2.011 1.981 1952 3.630 3.546 3.465 3.387 3.312 3.240 3.170 3.102 3.037 2.974 2.914 2.855 2.798 2.743 2.690 2.639 2.589 2.540 2.494 2.448 2.404 2.362 4.452 4.329 4.212 4.100 3.993 3.890 3.791 3.696 3.605 3.517 3.433 3.352 3.274 31993.127 3.058 2.991 2.926 2.864 2.803 2.745 2.689 5.242 5.076 4.917 4.767 4.623 4.486 4.355 4.231 4.111 3.998 3.889 3.784 3.685 3.589 3.498 3.410 3.326 3.245 3.167 3.092 3.020 2.951 6.002 5.786 5.582 5.389 5.206 5.033 4.868 4.712 4.564 4.423 4.288 4160 4.039 3.922 3.812 3.706 3.605 3.508 3.416 3.327 3.242 3.161 6.733 6.463 6.210 5.971 5.747 5.535 5.335 5146 4.968 4.799 4.639 4.487 4.344 4.207 4.078 3.954 3.837 3.726 3.619 3.518 3.421 3.329 9 7.435 7.108 6.802 6.515 6.247 5.995 5.759 5.537 5.328 5.132 4.946 4.772 4.607 4.451 4.303 4.163 4.031 3.905 3.786 3.673 3.566 3.463 10 8.111 7722 7360 7024 6.710 6.418 6.145 5.889 5650 5.426 5.216 5.019 4.833 4.659 4.494 43394192 4.054 3.923 3.799 3682 3571 8.760 8.306 7887 7.499 7139 6.805 6.495 6.207 5.938 5.687 5.453 5.234 5.029 4.836 4.656 4.486 4.327 4177 4.035 3.902 3.776 3.656 12 9 .385 8.863 8.384 7.943 7.536 71616.814 6.492 6.194 5.918 5.660 5.421 5.197 4.988 4.793 4.611 4.439 4.278 4.127 3.985 3.851 3.725 13 9.986 9.394 8.853 8.358 7.904 7.487 7103 6.750 6.424 6.122 5.842 5.583 5.342 5.118 4.910 4.715 4.533 4.362 4.203 4.053 3.912 3780 14 10.563 9.899 9.295 8.745 8.244 7786 7367 6.982 6.628 6.302 6.002 5.724 5.468 5.229 5.008 4.802 4.611 4.432 4.265 4.108 3.962 3.824 15 11.118 10.380 9.712 9.108 8.559 8.061 7.606 7.1916.811 6.462 6.142 5.847 5.575 5.324 5.092 4.876 4.675 4.489 4.315 4.153 4.001 3.859 16 11.652 10.838 10.106 9.447 8.851 8.313 7824 7.379 6.974 6.604 6.265 5.954 5.668 5.405 5.162 4.938 4730 4.536 4.357 4.189 4.033 3.887 17 12.166 11.274 10.477 9763 9.122 8.544 8.022 7549 7120 6.729 6.373 6.047 5749 5.475 5.222 4.990 4775 4.576 4.391 4.219 4.059 3.910 18 12.659 11.690 10.828 10.059 9.372 8.756 8.201 7.702 7.250 6.840 6.467 6.128 5.818 5.534 5.273 5.033 4.812 4.608 4.419 4243 4.080 3.928 13.134 12.085 11.158 10.336 9.604 8.950 8.365 7839 7366 6.938 6.550 6.198 5.877 5584 5.316 5070 4.843 4635 4.442 4.263 4.097 3.942 20 13.590 12.462 11.470 10.594 9.818 9.129 8.514 7.963 7.469 7025 6.623 6.259 5.929 5.628 5.353 5101 4.870 4.657 4.460 4.279 4.110 3.954 21 14.029 12.821 11.764 10.836 10.017 9.292 8.649 8.075 7562 7102 6.687 6.312 5.973 5.665 5.384 5.127 4.891 4.675 4.476 4.292 4.121 3.963 22 14.451 13.163 12.042 11.061 10.2019.442 8.7728 .176 7645 7170 6.743 6.359 6.011 5.696 5.410 5.149 4.909 4.690 4.488 4.302 4.130 3.970 23 14.857 13.489 12.303 11.272 10.371 9.580 8.883 8.266 7718 7.230 6.792 6.399 6.044 5723 5.432 5.167 4.925 4.703 4.499 4.311 4.137 3.976 15.247 13.799 12.550 11.469 10.529 9.707 8.985 8.348 7784 7283 6.835 6.434 6.073 5.746 5.451 5.182 4.937 4.713 4.507 4.318 4.143 3.981 25 15.622 14.094 12.783 11.654 10.675 9.823 9.077 8.422 7.843 7330 6.873 6.464 6.097 5.766 5.467 51954.948 4.721 4.514 4.323 4.147 3.985 26 15.983 14.375 13.003 11.826 10.810 9.929 9.161 8.488 7.896 7.372 6.906 6.491 6.118 5783 5.480 5.206 4.956 4.728 4.520 4.328 4.151 3.988 27 16.330 14.643 13.211 11.987 10.935 10.027 9.237 8.548 7.943 7.409 6.935 6.514 6.136 5.798 5.492 5.215 4.964 4734 4.524 4.332 4.154 3.990 28 16.663 14.898 13.406 12.137 11.051 10.116 9.307 8.602 7984 7.441 6.961 6.534 6.152 5.810 5.502 5.223 4.970 4.739 4.528 4.335 4.157 3.992 29 16.984 15.141 13.591 12.278 11.158 10.198 9.370 8.650 8.022 7.470 6.983 6.551 6.166 5.820 5.510 5.229 4.975 4.743 4.531 4.337 4.1593.994 30 17.292 15.372 13.765 12.409 11.258 10.274 9.427 8.694 8.055 7.496 7.003 6.566 6.177 5.829 5.517 5.235 4.979 4.746 4.534 4.339 4.160 3.995 40 19.793 17.159 15.046 13.332 11.925 10.757 9.779 8.951 8.244 7.634 7105 6.642 6.233 5.871 5.548 5.258 4.997 4.760 4.544 4.347 4.166 3.999 24 EXHIBIT 12B-1 Present Value of $1; 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