A proposed cost-saving device has an installed cost of $649,000. The device will be used in a five-year project but is classified as three-year MACRS (MACRS Table)property for tax purposes. The required initial net working capital investment is $46,000, the marginal tax rate is 40 percent, and the project discount rate is 14 percent. The device has an estimated Year 5 salvage value of $71,000.

What level of pretax cost savings do we require for this project to be profitable?(Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answer to 2 decimal places, e.g.,32.16.)

Pretax savings