At the end of five years, the project would terminate and the equipment would be sold for its salvage value of $400,000. The discount rate is 14%. The project would provide net operating income each year as follows:
Sales: $2,741,000
Variable expenses: $1,125,000
Contribution margin: $1,616,000
Fixed expenses: $642,000
Advertising, salaries, and other fixed out-of-pocket costs: $481,000
Depreciation: $1,123,000
Total fixed expenses: $493,000
Net operating income: $1,123,000
Click here to view Exhibit 10-1 and Exhibit 10-2, to determine the appropriate discount factor(s) using tables.
Required: What is the project's net present value? (Round discount factor(s) to 3 decimal places, intermediate and final answers to the dollar amount.)