Your company has been doing$$ well, reaching $ $1\mathrm{.}1$ million in$$ earnings, and is considering launching a new product. Designing the new product has already cost $ $509$ comma $000.$ The company estimates that it will sell $843$ comma $000$ units per year for $ $3\mathrm{.}05$ per unit and variable$$ non$-$labor costs will be $ $1\mathrm{.}16$ per unit. Production will end after year $3.$ New equipment costing $ $1\mathrm{.}05$ million will be required. The equipment will be depreciated to zero using the$7-$year MACRS schedule. You plan to sell the equipment for book value at the end of year $3.$ Your current level of working capital is $ $296$ comma $000.$ The new product will require the working capital to increase to a level of $ $373$ comma $000$immediately$,$ then to $ $395$ comma $000$ in year$1,$ in year $2$ the level will be $ $354$ comma $000,$ and finally in year $3$ the level will return to $ $296$ comma $000.$ Your tax rate is $21\%.$ The discount rate for this project is $9\mathrm{.}7\%.$ Do the capital budgeting analysis for this project and calculate its NPV$.$

Note$$: Assume that the equipment is put into use in year $1.$

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Part $1$

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Part $2$

According to the$7-$year MACRS$$ schedule, depreciation in year $1$ will be $$$

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Part $3$

Depreciation in year $2$ will be $$$

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Part $4$

Depreciation in year $3$ will be $$$

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