In order to expand its bottled water business, a local company is considering the acquisition of additional equipment. It plans to buy the equipment. The total cost of the equipment (as one initial payment at the beginning of the project) is $200,500.During the time span of its use, the equipment is expected to produce net cash inflows of $67,000 each year. The equipment is expected to be used for 4 years, then re-sold in the used-euipment market for $25,000. The discountrate (the rate of return assumption for the project) is 12%. What is the net present value (NPV) of this project?

12%

PeriodFV FV Annuity PV PV Annuity

1. 1.120 1.000 0.893 0.893

2. 1.254 2.120 0.797 1.690

3. 1.405 3.374 0.712 2.402

4. 1.574 4.779 0.636 3.037

5.1.762 6.353 0.567 3.605

6.1.974 8.115 0.507 4.111

7.2.211 10.089 0.452 4.564

8.2.476 12.300 0.404 4.968

9.2.773 14.776 0.361 5.328

10.3.106 17.549 0.322 5.650