A risky $$300,000$ investment is expected to generate the following cash flows:

Year $1234$

$ $109,500$ $ $162,325$ $ $161,508$ $ $144,900$

If the firm$$s cost of capital is $10$ percent, should the investment be made? Use Appendix B to answer the question. Use a minus sign to enter a negative value, if any. Round your answer to the nearest dollar.

NPV: $

The investment be made.

An alternative use for the $$300,000$ is a four$-$year U$.$S$.$ Treasury bond that pays $$24,000$ annually and repays the $$300,000$ at maturity. Management believes that the cash inflows from the risky investment are equivalent to only $80$ percent of the certain investment, which pays $8$ percent. Should the investment be made? Use Appendix B to answer the question. Do not round other intermediate calculations. Use a minus sign to enter a negative value, if any. Round your answer to the nearest dollar.

NPV: $

The investment be made.