$($Related to Checkpoint $11\mathrm{.}1)($Net present value calculation$)$ Dowling Sportswear is considering building a

new factory to produce aluminum baseball bats. This project would require an initial cash outlay of $$6,000,000$ and

would generate annual net cash inflows of $$900,000$ per year for $6$ years. Calculate the project's NPV using a

discount rate of $8$ percent.

If the discount rate is $8$ percent, then the project's NPV is $

$($Round to the nearest dollar.$)$