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Lakonishok Equipment has an investment opportunity in Europe. The project costs 15.7 million euros and is expected to produce cash flows of 1.2 million euros in Year 1, 8.4 million euros in Year 2, and 11.5 million euros in Year 3. The current spot exchange rate is 0.821 euros per 1 U.S. dollar. The current risk-free rate in the United States is 3.3 percent, compared to 1.5 percent in Europe. The appropriate discount rate for the project is estimated to be 8.2 percent, the U.S. cost of capital for the company. The subsidiary can be sold at the end of three years for an estimated 7.6 million euros. What is the NPV of the project ignoring taxes?
[Round the final answer to the nearest cent]