What is the NPV of the project in US dollars

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Lakonishok Equipment has an investment opportunity in Europe. The project costs euro 14 million and is expected to produce cash flows of euro 2.4 million in Year 1, euro 3 million in Year 2, and euro 3.9 million in Year 3. The current spot exchange rate is $1.39/euro; and the current risk-free rate in the United States is 2.5 percent, compared to that in Europe of 2 percent. The appropriate discount rate for the project is estimated to be 12 percent, the U.S. cost of capital for the company. In addition, the subsidiary can be sold at the end of three years for an estimated euro 9.4 million. Use the exact form of interest rate parity in calculating the expected spot rates. What is the NPV of the project in U.S. dollars?

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