Required safety inspection procedure on its production lines

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A manufacturing rm spends $500,000 annually for a required safety inspection procedure on its production lines. A new monitoring technology would enable the company to eliminate the need for such inspection. If the interest rate is 10% per year, how much can the company afford to spend on this new technology? The company wants to recover its investment in 15 years.

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