Problem $06\mathrm{.}008-$ Annual worth and capital recovery calculations

White Oaks Properties builds strip shopping centers and small malls. The company plans to replace its refrigeration, cooking, and HVAC equipment with newer models in one entire center built $9\mathrm{.}00$ years ago. $9\mathrm{.}00$ years ago, the original purchase price of the equipment was $$675000$ and the operating cost has averaged $$275000$ per year. Determine the equivalent annual cost of the equipment if the company can now sell it for $$244000.$ The company's MARR is $18\mathrm{.}00\%$ per year.

The equivalent annual cost of the equipment is determined to be $ $$