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You must evaluate the purchase of a proposed spectrometer for the r& d department. the base price is $260,000, and it would cost another $65,000 to modify the equipment for special use by the firm. the equipment falls into the macrs 3-year class and would be sold after 3 years for $65,000. the applicable depreciation rates are 33%, 45%, 15%, and 7%. the equipment would require a $13,000 increase in net operating working capital (spare parts inventory). the project would have no effect on revenues, but it should save the firm $70,000 per year in before-tax labor costs. the firm's marginal federal-plus-state tax rate is 40%. what is the initial investment outlay for the spectrometer, that is, what is the year 0 project cash flow? round your answer to the nearest cent. negative amount should be indicated by a minus sign

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