(Ignore income taxes in this problem.) The management of Mashiah Corporation is considering the purchase of a machine that would cost $520,000, would last for 9 years, and would have no salvage value. The machine would reduce labor and other costs by $108,000 per year. The company requires a minimum pretax return of10% on all investment projects.

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The net present value of the proposed project is closest to:

$138,839

$552,000

$101,972

$229,422