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Cardinal Company is considering a five-year project that would require a $2,915,000 investment in equipment with a useful life of five years and no salvage value. The company's discount rate is 16%. The project would provide net operating Income in each of five years as follows: Sales $ 2,863,000 Variable expenses 1,014,000 Contribution margin 1,849,000 Fixed expenses: Advertising, salaries, and other fixed out-of-pocket costs $ 781,000 Depreciation 583,000 Total fixed expenses 1,364,000 Net operating income $ 485,000 Click here to view Exhibit 148-1 and Exhibit 148-2. 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 45%. 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.) Net present value