Heritage Group, Inc. is considering the acquisition of a new equipment. The equipment can be purchased for $270,000; it will cost $18,000 to transport to Heritage's manufacturing plant and $27,000 to install. It is estimated that the equipment will last 10 years, and it is expected to have an estimated salvage value of $15,000. Over its 10-year life, the equipment is expected to produce 6,000 units per year with a selling price of $1,500 and combined material and labor costs of $1,350 per unit. Federal tax regulations permit equipment of this type to be depreciated using the straight-line method over 5 years with no estimated salvage value. Heritage has a marginal tax rate of 40%.

What is the net cash outflow at the beginning of the first year that Heritage should use in a capital budgeting analysis?

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