(Ignore income taxes in this problem.) The Whitton Company uses a discount rate of 16%. The company has an opportunity to buy a machine now for $18,000 that will yield cash inflows of $10,000 per year for each of the next three years. The machine would have no salvage value. The net present value of this machine to the nearest whole dollar is: a. $22,460. b. $4,460. c. $(9,980). d. $12,000