Gateway Communications is considering a project with an initial fixed assets cost of $$1\mathrm{.}76$ million that will be depreciated straight$-$line to a zero book value over the $10-$year life of the project. At the end of the project the equipment will be sold for an estimated $$234,000.$ The project will not change sales but will reduce operating costs by $$384,500$ per year. The tax rate is $34$ percent and the required return is $10\mathrm{.}9$ percent. The project will require $$49\mathrm{.}000$ in net working capital, which will be recouped when the project ends. What is the project's NPV$?$

A$)$ $$149,576$

D$)$ $$155,559$

C$)$ $$160\mathrm{.}744$

E$)$ $$117,989$

B$)$ $$112,859$