Question: Consider the table given below to answer the following question. Year 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Asset value 14.00 15.82
Consider the table given below to answer the following question.
| Year | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |||||||||||
| Asset value | 14.00 | 15.82 | 17.88 | 20.20 | 22.22 | 24.44 | 26.89 | 28.77 | 30.78 | 32.94 | ||||||||||
| Earnings | 1.82 | 2.06 | 2.32 | 2.63 | 2.89 | 3.06 | 3.23 | 3.31 | 2.77 | 2.96 | ||||||||||
| Net investment | 1.82 | 2.06 | 2.32 | 2.02 | 2.22 | 2.44 | 1.88 | 2.01 | 2.15 | 2.31 | ||||||||||
| Free cash flow (FCF) | 0.61 | 0.67 | 0.61 | 1.34 | 1.29 | 0.62 | 0.66 | |||||||||||||
| Return on equity (ROE) | 0.13 | 0.13 | 0.13 | 0.13 | 0.13 | 0.125 | 0.12 | 0.115 | 0.09 | 0.09 | ||||||||||
| Asset growth rate | 0.13 | 0.13 | 0.13 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.07 | 0.07 | 0.07 | 0.07 | ||||||||||
| Earnings growth rate | 0.13 | 0.13 | 0.13 | 0.10 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.03 | 0.16 | 0.07 | |||||||||||
Assuming that competition drives down profitability (on existing assets as well as new investment) to 12.5% in year 6, 12% in year 7, 11.5% in year 8, and 9% in year 9 and all later years. What is the value of the concatenator business? Assume 10% cost of capital. (Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter your answer in millions rounded to 2 decimal places.)
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