Bellingham Bay Co$.$ is assessing a new project, which will call for purchasing certain equipment at a cost of $$15,000.$ The equipment is to be depreciated under a straight$-$line approach over a period of $10$ years. The underlying project is expected to generate new sales of $$60,000$ annually with an associated production cost of $$35,000$ annually. Please help the firm estimate its annual operating cash flow from this project, assuming an applicable tax rate of $10\%.$

$$21,150$

$$24,000$

$$2,350$

$$22,650$

$$22,500$