You are considering two alternative machines, Machine A and Machine B$,$ for a manufacturing process. One of the machines, Machine A$,$ costs $$41,000$ to set up and $$6,000$ per year to operate, but It must be completely replaced every $4$ years, and it has no salvage value. Assuming the cost of capital is $11\mathrm{.}2\%,$ what is the equivalent annual cost of the machine?

Question $21$ options:

$$19,272$

$$20,872$

$$22,422$

$$23,972$

$$25,372$

$$26,922$