End of period Cash flows 1 $5,000 2   3,000 3   2,000 4   1,000 5      500 Assume a cost of money of 10 percent. What is the maximum amount the company could pay for the machine and still be financially no worse off than if it did not buy the machine?

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End of period Cash flows
1 $5,000
2   3,000
3   2,000
4   1,000
5      500

Assume a cost of money of 10 percent. What is the maximum amount the company could pay for the machine and still be financially no worse off than if it did not buy the machine?

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