1 Ursus, Incorporated, is considering a project that would have a five-year life and would require a $3,000,000 investment in equipment. At the end of five years, the project would terminate and the equipment would have no salvage value. The project would provide net operating income each year as follows (Ignore income taxes.): Sales Variable expenses Contribution margin Fixed expenses: Fixed out-of-pocket cash expenses Depreciation 03:28:05 Net operating income $ 3,700,000 2,200,000 1,500,000 $ 500,000 600,000 1,100,000 $ 400,000 20 points Files All of the above items, except for depreciation, represent cash flows. The company's required rate of return is 14%. Required: a. Compute the project's net present value. (Round your intermediate calculations and final answer to the nearest whole dollar amount.) b. Compute the project's payback period. (Round your answer to 2 decimal place.) c. Compute the project's simple rate of return. (Round your final answer to the nearest whole percent.) a. Net present value b. Payback period c. Simple rate of return years %