Shelton Tax Services is considering investing in new software for their corporate tax business. The investment will require an outlay of $350,000 initially, and is expected to generate the following after-tax cash flows: Year 1, $60,000; Year 2, $80,000; Year 3, $105,000; Year 4, $120,000; Year 5, $145,000. Shelton uses a discount rate of 10%. What is the net present value of the proposed investment? Should this investment be accepted or rejected? Must show your computation steps. Use the appropriate tables in Appendix A to obtain the relevant present value factor and round up your final answer to the nearest dollar

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Shelton Tax Services is considering investing in new software for their corporate tax business. The investment will require an outlay of $350,000 initially, and is expected to generate the following after-tax cash flows: Year 1, $60,000; Year 2, $80,000; Year 3, $105,000; Year 4, $120,000; Year 5, $145,000. Shelton uses a discount rate of 10%.

What is the net present value of the proposed investment? Should this investment be accepted or rejected? Must show your computation steps. Use the appropriate tables in Appendix A to obtain the relevant present value factor and round up your final answer to the nearest dollar. 

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