Alberta Ltd. is considering thepurchase of new machinery whichcosts $147,800. The machine isexpected to save $42, 300 inoperating costs annually for the next7 years. By how much can the annualcost savings fall (to the nearesthundred dollars) and still provide a16% return? Ignore income taxes.Question 5 options:$36,600$42,300$0$5,700$21,200

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