Landry’s Tool Supply Corporation is considering purchasing a machine that costs $100,000 and will produce annual cash flows of $40,000 for five years. The machine is expected to be sold at the end of five years for $12,000. What is the net present value of the proposed investment? Landry’s requires a 15 percent return on all capital investments using the present value tables in Exhibits 26-3 and 26-4. (Round your "PV factors" to 3 decimal places.)

Which of the following best describes the economic effect that results from the government having a budget surplus? a. consumers save more and spend less, enabling long-term financial planning. b. overall demand decreases, reducing the incentive for producers to increase production. c. banks have more deposits, enabling them to make more loans to investors. d. government spending increases, increasing competition for goods and services and driving prices up.