You are evaluating a project for The Farstroke golf club, guaranteed to correct that nasty slice. You estimate the sales price of The

Farstroke to be $$430$ per unit and sales volume to be $1,000$ units in year $1$; $1,500$ units in year $2$; and $1,325$ units in year $3.$ The project

has a $3-$year life. Variable costs amount to $$240$ per unit and fixed costs are $$100,000$ per year. The project requires an initial

investment of $$174,000$ in assets, which can be depreciated using bonus depreciation. The actual market value of these assets at the

end of year $3$ is expected to be $$38,000.$ NWC requirements at the beginning of each year will be approximately $20$ percent of the

projected sales during the coming year. The tax rate is $21$ percent and the required return on the project is $10$ percent.

What change in NWC occurs at the end of year $1?($Enter a decrease as a negative amount using a minus sign.$)$

Increase of