Soda Manufacturing Company provides vending machines for soft drink manufacturers. The company has been investigating a new piece of machinery for its production department. The old equipment has a remaining life of $1$ year and no sales value. The new equipment has a value of $$52,650$ with a three$-$year life. The expected additional cash inflows are $$25,000$ per year, end$-$of$-$year payments. What is the internal rate of return?