A firm is considering purchasing a machine that costs $76,000. It will be used for six years, and the salvage value at that time is expected to be zero. The machine will save $42,000 per year in labor, but it will incur $16,000 in operating and maintenance costs each year. The machine will be depreciated according to five-year MACRS. The firm's tax rate is 35%, and its after-tax MARR is 17%. Should the machine be purchased? Click the icon to view the MACRS depreciation schedules. Click the icon to view the interest factors for discrete compounding when / = 17% per year. The present worth of the project is $. (Round to the nearest dollar.)

A firm is considering purchasing a machine that costs $76,000. It will be used for six years, and the salvage value at that time is expected to be zero. The machine will save $42,000 per year in labor, but it will incur $16,000 in operating and maintenance costs each year. The machine will be depreciated according to five-year MACRS. The firm's tax rate is 35%, and its after-tax MARR is 17%. Should the machine be purchased? Click the icon to view the MACRS depreciation schedules. Click the icon to view the interest factors for discrete compounding when / = 17% per year. The present worth of the project is $. (Round to the nearest dollar.)

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