Problem $9-21$ Payback and NPV $($LO$2,5)$

An investment under consideration has a payback of seven years and a cost of $$724,000.$ Assume the cash flows are conventional.

If the required return is $12\%,$ what is the worst$-$case NPV$?($Negative answer should be indicated by a minus sign. Do not round intermediate calculations. Round the final answer to $2$ decimal places. Omit $ sign in your response.$)$

Worst$-$case NPV