Your firm is contemplating the purchase of a new $$2,183,000$ computer$-$based order entry system. The system will be depreciated straight$-$line to zero over its $5-$year life. It will be worth $$212,400$ at the end of that time. You will be able to reduce working capital by $$295,000($this is a one$-$time reduction$).$ The tax rate is $24$ percent and your required return on the project is $17$ percent and your pretax cost savings are $$829,550$ per year.

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

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b$.$ What is the NPV if the pretax cost savings are $$597,300$ per year?

NPV

c$.$ At what level of pretax cost savings would you be indifferent between accepting the project and not accepting it$?$

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THIS PROBLEM INCLUDES ALL NECESSARY INFORMATION. PLEASE ANSWER A$,$B$,$AND C