Lukow Products is investigating the purchase of a piece of automated equipment that will save $$150,000$ each year in direct labor and inventory carrying costs. This equipment costs $$740,000$ and is expected to have a $5-$year useful life with no salvage value. The company$$s required rate of return is $12\%$ on all equipment purchases. Management anticipates that this equipment will provide intangible benefits such as greater flexibility and higher$-$quality output that will result in additional future cash inflows.

Click here to view Exhibit $14$B$-1$ and Exhibit $14$B$-2,$ to determine the appropriate discount factor$($s$)$ using table.

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$1.$ What is the net present value of the piece of equipment before considering its intangible benefits? $($Enter negative amount with a minus sign. Round your final answer to the nearest whole dollar amount.$)$

$2.$ What minimum dollar value per year must be provided by the equipment$$s intangible benefits to justify the $$740,000$ investment? $($Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to the nearest whole dollar amount.$)$