Gluon Incorporated is considering the purchase of a new high pressure glueball. It can purchase the glueball for $30,000 and sell its old low-pressure glueball, which is fully depreciated, for $5,000. The new equipment has a 10-year useful life and will save $8,000 a year in expenses before tax. The opportunity cost of capital is 10%, and the firms tax rate is 21%. What is the equivalent annual saving from the purchase if Gluon can depreciate 100% of the investment immediately.

a. Equivalent annual savings=?