From the data shown, determine the economic service lives of the defender and challenger. (Note: Values in the table are AW values, not individual year-end values.) Years Retained AW of Defender, $ AW of Challenger, $ 1 −145,000 −136,000 2 −96,429 −126,000 3 −63,317 −92,000 4 −39,321 −53,000 5 −49,570 −38,000

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