Poe Company is considering the purchase of new equipment costing $86,000. The projected annual cash inflows are $36,200, to be received at the end of each year. The machine has a useful life of 4 years and no salvage value. Poe requires a 10% return on its investments. The present value of an annuity of 1 and present value of an annuity for different periods is presented below. Compute the net present value of the machine.

Periods	Present Value of 1 at 10%	Present Value of an Annuity of 1 at 10%
1	0.9091	0.9091
2	0.8264	1.7355
3	0.7513	2.4869
4	0.6830	3.1699

Multiple Choice

• $28,750.

• $46,598.

• $(15,762).

• $15,762.

• $(28,750).