(Ignore income taxes in this problem.) The Sawyer Corporation has $115,000 to invest and is considering two different projects, X and Y. The following data are available on the projects:

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	Project X		Project Y
Cost of equipment needed now	$	115,000
Working capital requirement		-	$	115,000
Annual cash operating inflows	$	29,000	$	24,000
Salvage value in 5 years	$	6,000		-

Both projects will have a useful life of 5 years; at the end of 5 years, the working capital will be released for use elsewhere. Sawyer's discount rate is 9%. The net present value of project Y is closest to:

$37,970

$53,110

($7,101)

$7,101