Whispering Winds Industries is considering the purchase of new equipment costing $1,500,000 to replace existing equipment that will be sold for $120,000. The new equipment is expected to have a $230,000 salvage value at the end of its 5 -year life. During the period of its use, the equipment will allow the company to produce and sell an additional 25,000 units annually at a sales price of $37 per unit. Those units will have a variable cost of $22 per unit. The company will also incur an additional $90,000 in annual fixed costs. Click here to view the factor table. (a) Calculate the net present value of the proposed equipment purchase. Assume that Whispering Winds uses a 10\% discount rate. (For calculation purposes, use 4 decimal ploces as displayed in the factor table provided and round final answer to 0 decimal place, es. 58,971. Enter negative amount using a negative sign preceding the number es. 59,992 or parentheses es. (59,992). . Net present value (b) Do you recommend that Whispering Winds industries invest in the new equipment