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Oakmont Company has an opportunity to manufacture and sell a new product for a four-year period. The companys discount rate is 16%. After careful study, Oakmont estimated the following costs and revenues for the new product:

Cost of equipment needed $ 170,000

Working capital needed $ 68,000

Overhaul of the equipment in year two $ 12,000

Salvage value of the equipment in four years $ 16,000

Annual revenues and costs:

Sales revenues $ 330,000

Variable expenses $ 160,000

Fixed out-of-pocket operating costs $ 78,000

When the project concludes in four years the working capital will be released for investment elsewhere within the company.

Click here to view Exhibit 13B-1 and Exhibit 13B-2, to determine the appropriate discount factor(s) using tables. Required: Calculate the net present value of this investment opportunity. (Round your final answer to the nearest whole dollar amount.)

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