Carson Trucking is considering whether to expand its regional service center in$$ Mohab, UT$.$ The expansion requires the expenditure of $$$$10,000,000$ on new service equipment and would generate annual net cash inflows from reduced costs of operations equal to $$$$2,500,000$ per year for each of the next $8$ years. In year $8$ the firm will also get back a cash flow equal to the salvage value of the$$ equipment, which is valued at $$$$1$ million. $$ Thus, in year $8$ the investment cash inflow totals $$$$3,500,000.$ Calculate the$$ project's NPV using a discount rate of $9$ percent.