Compute the net present value of each project, assuming a required rate of 10 percent. If the NPV is negative, enter your answer as a negative value

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A clinic is considering the possibility of two new purchases: new MRI equipment and new biopsy equipment. Each project requires an investment of $430,000. The expected life for each is five years with no expected salvage value. The net cash inflows associated with the two independent projects are as follows:


Year

MRI Equipment

Biopsy Equipment
1 $221,000         $49,000        
2 111,000         60,000        
3 157,000         104,000        
4 91,000         212,000        
5 46,000         244,000        

The present value tables provided in Exhibit 19B.1 and Exhibit 19B.2 must be used to solve the following problems.

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Compute the net present value of each project, assuming a required rate of 10 percent. If the NPV is negative, enter your answer as a negative value.

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