Cardinal Company is considering a five-year project that would require a $2,890,000 investment in equipment with a useful life of five years and no salvage value. The company’s discount rate is 12%. The project would provide net operating income in each of five years as follows: Sales $ 2,739,000 Variable expenses 1,100,000 Contribution margin 1,639,000 Fixed expenses: Advertising, salaries, and other fixed out-of-pocket costs $ 641,000 Depreciation 578,000 Total fixed expenses 1,219,000 Net operating income $ 420,000 Click here to view Exhibit 12B-1 and Exhibit 12B-2, to determine the appropriate discount factor(s) using table. Cardinal Company is considering a five-year project that would require a $2,890,000 investment in equipment with a useful life of five years and no salvage value. The company’s discount rate is 12%. The project would provide net operating income in each of five years as follows: Sales $ 2,739,000 Variable expenses 1,100,000 Contribution margin 1,639,000 Fixed expenses: Advertising, salaries, and other fixed out-of-pocket costs $ 641,000 Depreciation 578,000 Total fixed expenses 1,219,000 Net operating income $ 420,000 Click here to view Exhibit 12B-1 and Exhibit 12B-2, to determine the appropriate discount factor(s) using table. 13. Assume a postaudit showed that all estimates (including total sales) were exactly correct except for the variable expense ratio, which actually turned out to be 50%. What was the project’s actual net present value? (Negative amount should be indicated by a minus sign. Round intermediate calculations and final answer to the nearest whole dollar amount.)

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Cardinal Company is considering a five-year project that would require a $2,890,000 investment in equipment with a useful life of five years and no salvage value. The company’s discount rate is 12%. The project would provide net operating income in each of five years as follows:

Sales		$ 2,739,000
Variable expenses		1,100,000
Contribution margin		1,639,000
Fixed expenses:
Advertising, salaries, and other fixed out-of-pocket costs	$ 641,000
Depreciation	578,000
Total fixed expenses		1,219,000
Net operating income		$ 420,000

Click here to view Exhibit 12B-1 and Exhibit 12B-2, to determine the appropriate discount factor(s) using table.

Sales		$ 2,739,000
Variable expenses		1,100,000
Contribution margin		1,639,000
Fixed expenses:
Advertising, salaries, and other fixed out-of-pocket costs	$ 641,000
Depreciation	578,000
Total fixed expenses		1,219,000
Net operating income		$ 420,000

Click here to view Exhibit 12B-1 and Exhibit 12B-2, to determine the appropriate discount factor(s) using table.

13. Assume a postaudit showed that all estimates (including total sales) were exactly correct except for the variable expense ratio, which actually turned out to be 50%. What was the project’s actual net present value? (Negative amount should be indicated by a minus sign. Round intermediate calculations and final answer to the nearest whole dollar amount.)

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