Lakonishok Equipment has an investment opportunity in Europe. The project costs €20,065,563 and is expected to produce cash flows of €3,524,370 in Year 1, €4,549,121 in Year 2, and €5,590,740 in Year 3. The current spot exchange rate is $1.38/€ and the current risk-free rate in the United States is 3%, compared to that in Europe of 3.08%. The appropriate discount rate for the project is estimated to be 11.07%, the U.S. cost of capital for the company. In addition, the subsidiary can be sold at the end of three years for an estimated €13,733,917. What is the NPV of the project

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Lakonishok Equipment has an investment opportunity in Europe. The project costs €20,065,563 and is expected to produce cash flows of €3,524,370 in Year 1, €4,549,121 in Year 2, and €5,590,740 in Year 3. The current spot exchange rate is $1.38/€ and the current risk-free rate in the United States is 3%, compared to that in Europe of 3.08%. The appropriate discount rate for the project is estimated to be 11.07%, the U.S. cost of capital for the company. In addition, the subsidiary can be sold at the end of three years for an estimated €13,733,917. What is the NPV of the project?

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