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Renegade Industries is considering the purchase of a new machine for the production of latex. Machine A costs $3.14 million and will last for six years. Variable costs are 32% of sales, and fixed costs are $1,983,324 per year. Machine B costs $5.14 million and will last for nine years. Variable costs for this machine are 23% of sales and fixed costs are $1,402,381 per year. The sales for each machine will be $10 million per year. The required return is 9 %, and the tax rate is 38%. Both machines will be depreciated on a straight-line basis. The company plans to replace the machine when it wears out on a perpetual basis. Calculate the NPV for machine B. (Round answer to 2 decimal places. Do not round intermediate calculations)