The owner of a ski resort is considering installing a new ski lift that will cost $800,000. Expenses for operating and maintaining the lift are estimated to be $1, 500 per day when operating. The U.S. Weather Service estimates that there is a 60% probability of 90 days of skiing weather per year, a 35% probability of 110 days per year, and a 5% probability of 120 days per year. The operators of the resort estimate that during the first 90 days of adequate snow in a season, an average of 500 people will use the lift each day, at a fee of $10 each. If 20 additional days are available, the lift will be used by only 400 people per day during the extra period, and if 10 more days of skiing are available, only 350 people per day will use the lift during those days. The owners wish to recover any invested capital within four years and want at least a 20% per year rate of return before taxes. Based on a before-tax analysis, should the lift be installed?
The expected PW of installing a new ski lift is $ thousand. (Round to the nearest whole number.)