A Company Finds That the Residual Value of $10,000 for the Equipment

A company finds that the residual value of $10,000 for the equipment in a capital budgeting project has been inadvertently omitted from the calculation of the net present value (NPV) for that project. How does this omission affect the NPV of that project?

A) The project's NPV should be $10,000 higher with the residual value included.
B) The project's NPV should be higher, but be less than $10,000 higher, with the residual value included.
C) The project's NPV should be $10,000 lower with the residual value included.
D) The project's NPV should be lower, but be less than $10,000 lower, with the residual value included.