Problem 6-18 Comparing Mutually Exclusive Projects Vandelay Industries is considering the purchase of a new machine for the production of latex. Machine A costs $3,240,000 and will last for six years. Variable costs are 40 percent of sales, and fixed costs are $380,000 per year. Machine B costs $5,494,000 and will last for nine years. Variable costs for this machine are 35 percent of sales and fixed costs are $255,000 per year. The sales for each machine will be $12.7 million per year. The required return is 9 percent, and the tax rate is 22 percent. Both machines will be depreciated on a straight-line basis. The company plans to replace the machine when it wears out on a perpetual basis. Calculate the EAC for each machine. (A negative answer should be indicated by a minus sign. Do not round intermediate calculations and enter your answers in dollars, not millions of dollars, rounded to 2 decimal places, e.g., 1,234,567.89.) System A $ 5,099,860.10 System B. $ 4,814,190.40