Gaston Company is considering a capital budgeting project that would require a $2,000,000 investment in equipment with auseful life of five years and no salvage value. The company's tax rate is 30% and its after-tax cost of capital is 16%. It uses thestraight-line depreciation method for financial reporting and tax purposes. The project would provide net operating income eachyear for five years as follows:SalesVariable expensesContribution marginFixed expenses:Advertising, salaries, andother fixed out-of-pocket costsDepreciationTotal fixed expensesNet operating income beforetaxRequired:Compute the project's net present value.Net present value$ 590,000400,000$ 3,200,0001,870,0001,330,000990,000$ 340,000

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