The plant manager of Orlando Electronics Company is considering the purchase of new automated assembly equipment. The new equipment will cost $$175,000.$ The manager believes that the new investment will result in direct labor savings of $$35,000$ per year for $10$ years.

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$43\mathrm{.}4653\mathrm{.}1703\mathrm{.}0372\mathrm{.}8552\mathrm{.}589$

$54\mathrm{.}2123\mathrm{.}7913\mathrm{.}6053\mathrm{.}3532\mathrm{.}991$

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$75\mathrm{.}5824\mathrm{.}8684\mathrm{.}5644\mathrm{.}1603\mathrm{.}605$

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$96\mathrm{.}8025\mathrm{.}7595\mathrm{.}3284\mathrm{.}7724\mathrm{.}031$

$107\mathrm{.}3606\mathrm{.}1455\mathrm{.}6505\mathrm{.}0194\mathrm{.}192$