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X Company is trying to decide whether to continue using old equipment to make Product A or replace it with new equipment that will have lower operating costs. The following information is available: The new equipment will cost $55,000. Disposal value at the end of its 5-year useful life will be $6,000. The old equipment was purchased 3 years ago for $21,000. It can be sold immediately for $5,000 but will have zero disposal value in 5 years. Maintenance work, costing $3,500, will be necessary on the new equipment in Year 3. The new equipment will result in $9,500 of operating cost savings each year. Assuming a discount rate of 7%, what is the net present value of replacing the old equipment with the new equipment? [Note: Use the Present Value tables in the Coursepack.] A: $-8,229 OB $-9,628 C : $-11,265 D: $-13,180 E: $-15,420 OF: $-18,042