A chemical company is considering purchasing a new production equipment. The following models have been identified as technically viable candidates. The company's MARR is 20%. What is the difference between the FW of the best and worst alternatives, given the co-termination assumption? (Please keep your answer in thousands of dollars and leave a decimal place)

	machine a	Machine B	Machine C
capital investment	30.000 $	26.000 $	16.000 $
Useful life (years)	8	12	6
Market value at end of life	0 $	$5,500	0 $
annual revenues	180.000 $	152.000 $	80.000 $
annual expenses	171.000 $	140.000 $	68.000 $

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