Eggz, Incorporated, is considering the purchase of new equipment that willallow the company to collect loose hen feathers for sale. The equipment willcost $455,000 and will be eligible for 100 percent bonus depreciation. Theequipment can be sold for $63,000 at the end of the project in five years.Sales would be $347,000 per year, with annual fixed costs of $53,000 andvariable costs equal to 40 percent of sales. The project would require aninvestment of $37,000 in NWC that would be returned at the end of theproject. The tax rate is 21 percent and the required return is 13percent. Calculate the NPV of this project. (Do not round intermediatecalculations and round your answer to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.)Answer is complete but not entirely correct.$ 409,610.75NPV

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