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Big-Pear Corp. is considering replacing its existing equipment that is used to produce smart cell phones. This existing equipment was purchase 2 years ago at a base price of $60. Installation costs at the time for the machine were $6. The existing equipment is considered a 5-year class for MACRS. The existing equipment can be sold today for $40 and for $20 in 4 years. The new equipment has a purchase price of $100 and is also considered a 5-year class for MACRS. Installation costs for the new equipment are $8. The estimated salvage value of the new equipment in year 4 is $90. This new equipment is more efficient than the existing one and thus savings before taxes using the new equipment are $17 a year. Due to these savings, inventories will see a one time reduction of $4 at the time of replacement. The company's marginal tax rate is 40% and the cost of capital is 12%. For this project, what is the incremental cash flow in year 3?

MACRS Fixed Annual Expense Percentages by Recovery Class
Year	3-Year	5-Year	7-Year	10-Year	15-Year
1	33.33%	20.00%	14.29%	10.00%	5.00%
2	44.45%	32.00%	24.49%	18.00%	9.50%
3	14.81%	19.20%	17.49%	14.40%	8.55%
4	7.41%	11.52%	12.49%	11.52%	7.70%
5		11.52%	8.93%	9.22%	6.93%
6		5.76%	8.93%	7.37%	6.23%
7			8.93%	6.55%	5.90%
8			4.45%	6.55%	5.90%
9				6.56%	5.91%
10				6.55%	5.90%
11				3.28%	5.91%
12					5.90%
13					5.91%
14					5.90%
15					5.91%
16					2.95%

For your answer, round to the nearest $.01, do not enter the $ sign and use a negative sign in front of first number is the cash flow is negative (do not use parenthesis to indicate negative cash flows). For example, if your answer is $34.32 then enter 34.32. If your answer is -$12.25 then enter -12.25 not (12.25).

For this project, the incremental cash flow in year 3 is:

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