The Meldrum Co$.$ expects to sell $3,090$ units, $\backslash$pm $10$ percent, of a new product. The variable cost per unit is $$14,\backslash$pm $5$ percent, and the annual fixed costs are $$13,100,\backslash$pm $4$ percent. The sale price is $$24$ a unit, $\backslash$pm $8$ percent. The project requires $$24,150$ of fixed assets which will be depreciated straight$-$line to zero during the six$-$year project, and can't be salvaged at the project's conclusion. Also required is $$7,100$ of net working capital for the life of the project. The tax rate is $21$ percent and the required rate of return is $18$ percent. What is the net present value of the pessimistic scenario?

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