Blue Scholar Learning, Incorporated $($BSL$)$

$5-$year Financial Projection

$($$ millions$)$

Actual $201020112012201320142015$

Income Statement

Net sales $1,9962,2672,5082,8273,1383,571$

Cost of sales $6447428309591,0871,241$

Gross income $1,3521,5251,6781,8682,0512,330$

Depreciation $4927851,0611,3011,009917$

Interest expense $171178191175142110$

Operating expenses $212239270306334374$

Net income before tax $47732315686566929$

Provision for taxes $1861266134221363$

Net income after tax $2911979552345566$

Balance sheet

Total current assets $1,1211,2341,4121,6501,9232,179$

Gross property and equipment $4,1805,1496,4107,4498,2009,016$

Accumulated depreciation $8681,6542,7144,0155,0245,941$

Net property and equipment $3,3123,4953,6963,4343,1763,075$

Goodwill $1,0691,0691,0691,0691,0691,069$

Total assets $5,5025,7986,1776,1536,1686,323$

Accounts payable $1047791110117135$

Short$-$term debt $335482842814585393$

Current portion long$-$term debt $41140165200223267$

Accrued expenses $8697120134174168$

Total current liabilities $5667961,2181,2581,099963$

Long$-$term debt $1,6941,5541,3891,189966699$

Deferred taxes $335334370454505496$

Shareholders' equity $2,9073,1043,2003,2523,5984,165$

Total liabilities and equity $5,5025,7986,1776,1536,1686,323$

Free cash flow $(7)(130)215464490$

At the beginning of $2011,$ Macklemore Corporation is considering the acquisition of Blue Sky Learning $($BSL$),$ based on BSL$$s actual financial data for $2010$ and its projections for $2011$ to $2015,$ as shown above. Macklemore$$s WACC is $8\mathrm{.}0\%,$ BSL$$s WACC is $11\mathrm{.}5\%,$ and the average of the two companies$$ WACCs, weighted by sales, is $8\mathrm{.}2\%.$ What is the value of BSL$$s equity $($in $ millions$)$ at the beginning of $2011,$ assuming that at year$-$end $2015,$ the company$$s equity is worth $15$ times earnings after tax and its debt is worth book value.

Multiple Choice

$$3,484\mathrm{.}68$

$$4,723\mathrm{.}81$

$$4,938\mathrm{.}06$

$$5,554\mathrm{.}68$

$$6,343\mathrm{.}81$