Copa Corporation is considering the purchase of a new machine costing $169,000. The machine would generate net cash inflows of $43,690 per year for 5 years. At the end of 5 years, the machine would have no salvage value. Copas cost of capital is 14 percent. Copa uses straight-line depreciation. The present value factors of annuity of $1.00 for different rates of return are as follows:

Period	12%	14%	16%	18%
4	3.03735	2.91371	2.79818	2.69006
5	3.60478	3.43308	3.27429	3.12717
6	4.1141	3.88867	3.68474	3.49760

The proposal's net present value is:

Select one:

A. $ 18,921

B. $(19,009)

C. $(49,450)

D. $ 1,070