Lakonishok Equipment has an investment opportunity in Europe. The project costs $12$ million and is expected to produce cash flows of $2\mathrm{.}1$ million in Year $1,2\mathrm{.}5$ million in Year $2,$ and $3\mathrm{.}6$ million in Year $3.$ The current spot exchange rate is $$1\mathrm{.}36/$; and the current risk$-$free rate in the United States is $2\mathrm{.}9$ percent, compared to that in Europe of $2\mathrm{.}1$ percent. The appropriate discount rate for the project is estimated to be $15$ percent, the U$.$S$.$ cost of capital for the company. In addition, the subsidiary can be sold at the end of three years for an estimated $9\mathrm{.}1$ million.

What is the NPV of the project in U$.$S$.$ dollars? $($Do not round intermediate calculations and round your final answer to $2$ decimal places $($e$.$g$.,32\mathrm{.}16.).$ Enter your answer in dollars, not in millions $($e$.$g$.,1,234,567).)$

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