$($Related to Checkpoint $11\mathrm{.}1)($Net present value calculation$)$ Dowling Sportswear is considering building a new lactory to produce aluminum baseball bats. This project would require an initial cash outlay of $$6,000,000$ and would generate annual net cash inflows of $$1,100,000$ per year for $9$ years. Calculate the project's NPV using a discount rate of $8$ percent.

If the discount rate is $8$ percent, then the project's NPV is $

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