Bramble Industries is considering the purchase of new equipment costing $1,500,000 to replace existing equipment that will be sold for $150,000. The new equipment is expected to have a $190,000 salvage value at the end of its 5-year life. During the period of its use, the equipment will allow the company to produce and sell an additional 20,000 units annually at a sales price of $44 per unit. Those units will have a variable cost of $22 per unit. The company will also incur an additional $75,000 in annual fixed costs. Click here to view the factor table. (a) Calculate the net present value of the proposed equipment purchase. Assume that Bramble uses a 10% discount rate. (For calculation purposes, use 4 decimal places as displayed in the factor table provided and round final answer to decimal place, eg. 58,971. Enter negative amount using a negative sign preceding the number e.3.-59,992 or parentheses eg. (59,992)) Net present value $ (b) Do you recommend that Bramble Industries invest in the new equipment