Company X paid Company Y $1.85 million for a new plant. During the same accounting period, Company X experienced the following changes in its balance sheet: Cash decreased by $353,000, Accounts Receivable increased by $321,800, Inventory increased by $276,300, Property, Plant, and Equipment increased by $753,400, and Bonds Payable increased by $2 million. The net cash flow provided by financing activities is:

You are the manager of a large crude-oil refinery. as part of the refining process, a certain heat exchanger (operated at high temperatures and with abrasive material flowing through it) must be replaced every year. the replacement and downtime cost in the first year is $165 comma 000. this cost is expected to increase due to inflation at a rate of 7% per year for six years (i.e. until the eoy 7), at which time this particular heat exchanger will no longer be needed. if the company's cost of capital is 15% per year, how much could you afford to spend for a higher quality heat exchanger so that these annual replacement and downtime costs could be eliminated?