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2. Jason Cleaners has been considering the purchase of an industrial dry-cleaning machine. The existingmachine is operable for three more years and will have a zero disposal price. If the machine is disposed now,it may be sold for $170,000. The new machine will cost $360,000 and an additional cash investment in workingcapital of $170,000 will be required. The new machine will reduce the average amount of time required towash clothing and will dectease labor costs. The investment is expected to net $130,000 in additional cashinflows during the first year of acquisition and $290,000 each additional year of use. The new machine has athree-year life, and zero disposal value. These cash flows will generally occur throughout the year and arerecognized at the end of each year. Income taxes are not considered in this problem. The working capitalinvestment will not be recovered at the end of the asset's life.Please answer the following questions. What is the net present value of the investment, assuming the requiredrate of return is 6%? Would the company want to purchase the new machine?
(A) $264,290; yes
(B)$243,489.592; yes
(C)S($243,489.592); no
(D) $($264,290); no
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