What is the amount of initial investment for the following project?

The project requires buying a piece of new equipment costing $300,000, which will be depreciated straight-line to zero over 3 years. At the end of the third year of operation, the equipment will be sold for $100,000. The new project will generate $500,000 in annual sales and incur $200,000 in annual cost excluding depreciation for each of the next three years. The project also requires an immediate investment in net working capital of $100,000, which will be fully recovered at the end of three years. The average tax rate for the company is 40%.

Group of answer choices

$380,000

$300,000

$400,000

$500,000