Phone Home, Inc. is considering a new 4-year expansion project that requires an initial fixed asset investment of $3 million. The fixed asset will be depreciated straight-line to zero over its 4-year tax life, after which time it will have a market value of $231,000. The project requires an initial investment in net working capital of $330,000, all of which will be recovered at the end of the project. The project is estimated to generate $2,640,000 in annual sales, with costs of $1,056,000. The tax rate is 31 percent and the required return for the project is 15 percent. What is the net present value for this project?

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OCF = ($2,640,000 - $1,056,000)(1 - 0.31) + ($3,000,000/4)(0.31) = $1,325,460