MacDonald's is trying to determine whether it should open stand$-$alone ice cream stores. This means that the company would have to purchase a new freezer, which will be depreciated using the $7-$year MACRS schedule. The manager would like toknow what is the highest price that can be paid for the freezer.

It is estimated that during the first year, MacDonald's will sell $5,000$ ice cream cones at a price of $$3.$ After the first year, the number of cups sold will increase by $10\%$ per year. At the same time, the price of the ice cream cones will increase by $5\%$ per year. The cost of goods sold is expected to be $30\%$ of sales, and the selling expenses will be $10\%$ of sales.

The project is expected to last $5$ years. At t $=5,$ the manager believes that the gelato machine can be sold for $$3,000.$ The company's tax rate is $35\%$ and the required return is $15\%.$ Use Goal Seek to find the maximum price MacDonald's can pay for the new freezer.