Tim Smunt has been asked to evaluate two machines. After some investigation, he determines that they have the costs shown in the following table:

	Machine A		Machine B
Original Cost	$15,000		$24,000
Labor per year	$2,200		$4,000
Maintenance per year	$4,000		$1,200
Salvage value	$1,600		$7,500

He is told to assume that:

1. The life of each machine is 3 years.

2. The company thinks it knows how to make 12% on investments no more risky than this one.

3. Labor and maintenance are paid at the end of the year.

The NPV for Machine A equals=

(round your response to the nearest whole number and include a minus sign if necessary).

The NPV for Machine B equals=

(round your response to the nearest whole number and include a minus sign if necessary).

Using the net present value as the basis of comparing the machines, Tim should recommend???

(Machine A or Machine B)