A company buys a machine for $17,000, which it agrees to pay for in six equal annual payments, beginning one year after the date of purchase, at an annual interest rate of 5%. Immediately after the second payment, the terms of the agreement are changed to allow the balance due to be paid off in a single payment the next year. What is the final single payment?

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A company buys a machine for $17,000, which it agrees to pay for in six equal annual payments, beginning one year after the date of purchase, at an annual interest rate of 5%. Immediately after the second payment, the terms of the agreement are changed to allow the balance due to be paid off in a single payment the next year. What is the final single payment?

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