Piping Hot Food Services $($PHFS$)$ is evaluating a capital budgeting project that costs $$75,000.$ The project is expected to generate after$-$tax cash flows equal to $$26,000$ per year for four years.

PHFS$\text{'}$s required rate of return is $14$ percent.

a$.$ Compute the project's net present value $($NPV$).$ Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to the nearest cent. Use a minus sign to enter a negative value, if any.

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b$.$ Compute the project's internal rate of return $($IRR$).$ Round your answer to two decimal places.

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c$.$ Should the project be purchased?

The project

be purchased.