Renegade Industries is considering the purchase of a new machine for the production of latex. Machine A costs $$2\mathrm{.}9$ million and will last for six years. Variable costs are $31\%$ of sales, and fixed costs are $$1,943,134$ per year. Machine B costs $$5\mathrm{.}02$ million and will last for nine years. Variable costs for this machine are $25\%$ of sales and fixed costs are $$1,311,805$ per year. The sales for each machine will be $$10\mathrm{.}9$ million per year. The required return is $7\%,$ and the tax rate is $38\%.$ Both machines will be depreciated on a straight$-$line basis. The company plans to replace the machine when it wears out on a perpetual basis.

Calculate the EAC for machine A$.$