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Renegade Industries is considering the purchase of a new machine for the production of latex. Machine A costs $2.95 million and will last for six

Renegade Industries is considering the purchase of a new machine for the production of latex. Machine A costs $2.95 million and will last for six years. Variable costs are 33% of sales, and fixed costs are $2,091,814 per year. Machine B costs $5.11 million and will last for nine years. Variable costs for this machine are 21% of sales and fixed costs are $1,313,582 per year. The sales for each machine will be $9.4 million per year. The required return is 10 %, and the tax rate is 38%. Both machines will be depreciated on a straight-line basis. The company plans to replace the machine when it wears out on a perpetual basis.

Calculate the NPV for machine B. (Round answer to 2 decimal places. Do not round intermediate calculations)

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