Almendarez Corporation is considering the purchase of a machine that would cost $220,000 and would last for 6 years.

At the end of 6 years, the machine would have a salvage value of $21,500. By reducing labor and other operating costs, the machine would provide annual cost savings of $46,000. The company requires a minimum pretax return of 10% on all investment projects. (Ignore income taxes.)

Click here to view Exhibit 7B-1 and Exhibit 7B-2, to determine the appropriate discount factors) 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

$(7.544)

$16.464

$(56.000)

$(22,891)