Computing net present value. Megatech, a computer software developer, is considering a software development project that requires an initial investment of $200,000 and subsequent investments of $150,000 and $100,000 at the end of the first and second years. Megatech expects this project to yield annual after-tax cash inflows for six more years: $90,000 at the end of each year for the third through eighth years. Megatech's after-tax cost of capital is 10 percent.
Calculate the net present value of this project.