You are considering a proposal to produce and market a new sluffing machine. The most likely outcomes for the project are as follows:

Expected sales: $110,000$ units per year

Unit price: $$210$

Variable cost: $$126$

Fixed cost: $$4,620,000$

The project will last for $10$ years and requires an initial investment of $$14\mathrm{.}76$ million, which will be depreciated straight$-$line over the project life to a final value of zero. The firm$$s tax rate is $30\%,$ and the required rate of return is $12\%.$

However, you recognize that some of these estimates are subject to error. Sales could fall $30\%$ below expectations for the life of the project and, if that happens, the unit price would probably be only $$200.$ The good news is that fixed costs could be as low as $$3,080,000,$ and variable costs would decline in proportion to sales.

a$.$ What is project NPV if all variables are as expected? $($Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter your answer in thousands not in millions and round your answer to the nearest whole dollar amount.$)$

b$.$ What is NPV in the worst$-$case scenario? $($Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter your answer in thousands not in millions and round your answer to the nearest whole dollar amount. Negative amount should be indicated with a minus sign.$)$