Cutting Edge Concrete CEC set the industry standard for highperformance concrete from the company\'s conception in until New environmentally beneficial innovations opened a new marketing arena for concrete manufacturers in with concrete mixes that reduced pollution caused by traffic.

In Stage I, the projectidentification stage, CEC determined that green construction ensured the company remained competitive in industry.

In Stage II the informationgathering stage, CEC contracted a costbenefit analysis and costeffectiveness analysis to measure the effect that adoption of new technology would have on revenue. CEC finds that the aftertax initial investment for the machine is $ and the machines have a useful life of years. Cash inflows are estimated to cost $ and $ from the disposal of old machine is $

Cost of new machine $

Investment in working capital

Cash flow from disposal of existing machine

Required: Compute the net initial investment for the machine.