5 of 12 < Current Attempt in Progress -/1 E Bridgeport Industries is considering the purchase of new equipment costing $1,500,000 to replace existing equipment that will be sold for $150,000. The new equipment is expected to have a $180,000 salvage value at the end of its 5-year life. During the period of its use, the equipment will allow the company to produce and sell an additional 20,000 units annually at a sales price of $41 per unit. Those units will have a variable cost of $22 per unit. The company will also incur an additional $90,000 in annual fixed costs. Click here to view the factor table. (a) Calculate the net present value of the proposed equipment purchase. Assume that Bridgeport uses a 10% discount rate. (For calculation purposes, use 4 decimal places as displayed in the factor table provided and round final answer to O decimal place, e.g. 58,971. Enter negative amount using a negative sign preceding the number e.g. -59,992 or parentheses e.g. (59,992).) Net present value $ (b) Do you recommend that Bridgeport Industries invest in the new equipment? MacBo