As the director of a firm's finance department, you have been asked to evaluate a project. After collecting information from various sources, you have determined the following: Total research (information gathering for project analysis) expenses to date are $260,000. The project requires an initial investment of $24 million to build a new plant and purchase equipment. The investment will be depreciated as a MACRS 7-year class asset. The new plant will be built on some of the company's land which has a current, after-tax market value of $4.3 million. The company will produce units at a cost of $130 each and will sell them for $420 each. There are annual fixed costs of $500,000. Unit sales are expected to be 150,000 each year for the next 6 years, at which time the project will be abandoned. If the project is accepted, the firm will need to hire an additional manager with an annual salary of $80,000. At the end of the project, the plant and equipment is expected to be worth $8 million (before tax) and the land is expected to be worth $5.4 million (after tax). To supplement the production process, the company will need to purchase $1 million worth of inventory. That inventory will be depleted during the final year of the project. The company's marginal tax rate is 40% and its discount rate is 12%. Should the project be accepted?