A project at GRT Company will require purchasing new equipment for $250,000. Freight, installation, and customization will add $192,000 to the total cost. The equipment will be installed in an unused building. The building cost $228,000 when the company bought it eight years ago. GRT tried to sell the building but was unable to find a buyer. The equipment will be depreciated on a straight-line basis over its 12-year life to a value of $0. The equipment is expected to be sold at the end of the project for $60,000. The project is expected to increase accounts receivable by $95,000, inventory by $18,000, and accounts payable by $40,000. What is the Year 0 cash outflow?

• $400,000

• $515,000

• $442,000

• $743,000

• $393,000

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