The Hammer Company proposes to invest $$6$ million in a new type of hammer$-$making equipment. The fixed costs are $$0\mathrm{.}5$ million per year. The equipment will last for five years. The manufacturing cost per hammer is $$1$ and each hammer sells for $$6.$ The cost of capital is $20$ percent. Calculate the break$-$even $($i$.$e$.,$ NPV $=0)$ sales volume per year. $($Ignore taxes. Round to the nearest $1,000.)$