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Photochronograph Corporation (PC) manufactures time seriesphotographic equipment. It is currently at its target debt-equityratio of .75. It’s considering building a new $47 millionmanufacturing facility. This new plant is expected to generateaftertax cash flows of $5.9 million in perpetuity. The companyraises all equity from outside financing. There are three financingoptions:1.A new issue of common stock: The flotation costs of thenew common stock would be 7.7 percent of the amount raised. Therequired return on the company’s new equity is 15 percent.2.A new issue of 20-year bonds: The flotation costs ofthe new bonds would be 3.3 percent of the proceeds. If the companyissues these new bonds at an annual coupon rate of 5.6 percent,they will sell at par.3.Increased use of accounts payable financing: Becausethis financing is part of the company’s ongoing daily business, ithas no flotation costs and the company assigns it a cost that isthe same as the overall firm WACC. Management has a target ratio ofaccounts payable to long-term debt of .10. Assume there is nodifference between the pretax and aftertax accounts payablecosts.What is the NPV of the new plant? Assume that PC has a 23percent tax rate. (Do not round intermediate calculationsand enter your answer in dollars, not millions of dollars, roundedto the nearest whole dollar amount, e.g., 1,234,567.)***Note: Answer is NOT $5,567,662 nor $8,243,446Please get it right as I am submitting this question for thethird time and am running out of questions. Thanks!