Esfandairi Enterprises is considering a new three$-$year expansion project that requires an initial fixed asset investment of $$218$ million. The fixed asset will be depreciated straightline to zero over its three$-$year tax life, after which time it will be worthless. The project is estimated to generate $$1\mathrm{.}645$ million in annual sales, with costs of $$610,000.$ The project requires an initial investment in net working capital of $$250,000,$ and the fixed asset will have a market value of $$180,000$ at the end of the project. The tax rate is $21$ percent.

a$.$ What is the project's Year $0$ net cash flow? Year $1?$ Year $2?$ Year $3?($A negative answer should be indicated by a minus sign. Do not round intermediate calculations and enter your answers in dollars, not millions of dollars, e$.$g$.,1,234,567.)$

b$.$ If the required return is $12$ percent, what is the project's NPV$?($Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answer to $2$ decimal places, e$.$g$.,3216.)$

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