Carla Vista Googal owns a garage and is contemplating purchasing a tire retreading machine for $$28,820.$ After estimating costs and revenues, Carla Vista projects a net cash inflow from the retreading machine of $$4,400$ annually for $10$ years. Carla Vista hopes to earn a return of $8\%$ on such investments.

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What is the present value of the retreading operation? $($Round answer to $2$ decimal places, e$.$g$.25\mathrm{.}25.)$

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Should Carla Vista Googal purchase the retreading machine?

Carla Vista Googal surchase the retreading machine.