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A price quote for equipment at Paul Engineering has been received at a cost of $100,000. The operation and maintenance costs of this equipment are estimated to be about $20,000 per year. Salvage value is expected to be $10,000 when the machine is retired. The life of this equipment is estimated to vary anywhere from 5 to 9 years with the associated probabilities as shown in the table below. If the interest rate is 10%, what is the expected EUAC for this equipment?
| 
 Life, Years  | 
 5  | 
 6  | 
 7  | 
 8  | 
 9  | 
| 
 Probability  | 
 0.3  | 
 0.1  | 
 0.15  | 
 0.20  | 
 0.25  |