Marian Plunket owns her own business and is considering an investment. If she undertakes the$$ investment, it will pay $ $24,000$ at the end of each of the next $3$ years. The opportunity requires an initial investment of $ $6,000$ plus an additional investment at the end of the second year of $ $30,000.$ What is the NPV of this opportunity if the interest rate is $7\%$ per$$ year? Should Marian take$$ it$?$The NPV of this opportunity is$?($Round to the nearest$$ dollar.$)$

Should Marian make the$$ investment?