Green Landscaping, Inc. is using net present value $($NPV$)$ when evaluating projects. Green Landscaping$$s cost of capital is $6\mathrm{.}53$ percent. What is the NPV of a project if the initial costs are $$2,443,959$ and the project life is estimated as $9$ years? The project will produce the same after$-$tax cash inflows of $$467,420$ per year at the end of the year.

Round the answer to two decimal places.