Stratford Company purchased a machine with an estimated useful life of seven years. The machine will generate cash inflows of $9,000 each year over the next seven years. If the machine has no salvage value at the end of seven years, and assuming the company"s discount rate is 10%, what is the purchase price of the machine if the net present value of the investment is $17,000?
A) $43,812
B) $26,812
C) $17,000
D) $22,195