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Lakonishok Equipment has an investment opportunity in Europe. The project costs €11 million and is expected to produce cash flows of €3.6 million in year 1, €4.3 million in year 2, and €2.5 million in year 3. The current spot exchange rate is $1.25/€; the current risk-free rate in the United States is 4 percent, compared to that in Europe of 4.5 percent. The appropriate discount rate for the project is estimated to be 9 percent, the U.S. cost of capital for the company. In addition, the subsidiary can be sold at the end of three years for an estimated €7.9 million. What is the NPV of the project?