You are a Project Engineer for Trane Corp and have been asked to compare the operating costs of two different models of air compressors for an important air supply project currently under tender:

• Model A costs $$50,000 and will have a useful life of 4 years. Operating costs are expected to be $$4,000per year.
• Model B costs $$86,000 and will have a useful life of 6 years. Its operating costs are expected to be $$2,500 per year.

Both models will be able to operate at the same level and quality of output and generate the same cash flows. The applicable discount rate is 9.0 percent for this type of project.

Assuming that the need for constant air supply will be an on-going operational requirement for the distant future, what cost saving could be achieved on an equivalent annual annuity basis from purchasing the cheaper model?

$$ (Give answer to 2 decimal places)