Almendarez Corporation is considering the purchase of a machine that would cost $200,000 and would last for 7 years. At the end of 7 years, the machine would have a salvage value of $26,000. By reducing labor and other operating costs, the machine would provide annual cost savings of $33,000. The company requires a minimum pretax return of 7% on all investment projects. (Ignore income taxes.) Click here to view Exhibit 13B-1 and Exhibit 13B-2, to determine the appropriate discount factor(s) using the tables provided.
The net present value of the proposed project is closest to: (Round your intermediate calculations and final answer to the nearest whole dollar amount.)
a) $(5,965)
b) $14,885
c) $(31,000)
d) $(21,312)