Cardinal Company is considering a project that would require a $2,782,000 investment in equipment with a useful life of five years. At the end of five years, the project would terminate and the equipment would be sold for its salvage value of $200,000. The companys discount rate is 18%. The project would provide net operating income each year as follows: Sales $ 2,873,000 Variable expenses 1,019,000 Contribution margin 1,854,000 Fixed expenses: Advertising, salaries, and other fixed out-of-pocket costs $ 754,000 Depreciation 516,400 Total fixed expenses 1,270,400 Net operating income $ 583,600 Click here to view Exhibit 11B-1 and Exhibit 11B-2, to determine the appropriate discount factor(s) using tables.

Required: Assume a postaudit showed that all estimates (including total sales) were exactly correct except for the variable expense ratio, which actually turned out to be 45%. What was the projects actual net present value? (Negative amount should be indicated by a minus sign. Round discount factor(s) to 3 decimal places, other intermediate calculations and final answer to the nearest whole dollar.)