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A semiconductor manufacturer is considering the installation of an automatic control system. This is estimated to produce savings in the production process equivalent to $40,000 per year. The equipment has an initial cost of $50,000 and an estimated operating cost of $20,000. Salvage value at the end of its economic life of 7 years will be $5,000. Assume that this control system is depreciated as MACRS (GDS) five-year property class life, that the effective income tax is 40% and that capital gains are to be considered (fixed at 35%). Find the PW of ATCFs if MARR is 15%.