You run a construction firm. You have just won a contract to build a government office complex. Building it will require an investment of $$$$10\mathrm{.}1010\mathrm{.}10$ million today and $$$$5\mathrm{.}105\mathrm{.}10$ million in one year. The government will pay you $$$$21\mathrm{.}8021\mathrm{.}80$ million in one year upon the$$ building's completion. Suppose the interest rate is $10\mathrm{.}6\%10\mathrm{.}6\%.$

a$.$ What is the NPV of this$$ opportunity?

b$.$ How can your firm turn this NPV into cash$$ today?