J. Morgan of SparkPlug Inc. has been approached to take over a production facility from B.R. Machine Company. The acquisition will cost $1,740,000, and the after-tax net cash inflow will be $280,000 per year for 12 years.

SparkPlug currently uses 9% for its after-tax cost of capital. Tom Morgan, production manager, is very much in favor of the investment. He argues that the total after-tax net cash inflow is more than the cost of the investment, even if the demand for the product is somewhat uncertain. The project will pay for itself even if the demand is only half the projected level. Cindy Morgan (corporate controller) believes that the cost of capital should be 12% because of the declining demand for SparkPlug products. (Use Table 1 and Table 2.)

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Assume the project's after-tax cost of capital is 9%. Calculate the NPV of this project. Should Morgan accept the project? (Negative amounts should be indicated by a minus sign. Round your answer to the nearest whole dollar amount.) I would like to receive a step-by-step walkthough on how to solve each problem please.