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 15.96
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 | 15.96 | 18.19 | 20.74 | 23.02 | 25.56 | 28.37 | 30.64 | 33.09 | 35.73 | ||||||||||
| Earnings | 1.96 | 2.23 | 2.55 | 2.90 | 3.22 | 3.45 | 3.69 | 3.83 | 3.31 | 3.57 | ||||||||||
| Net investment | 1.96 | 2.23 | 2.55 | 2.28 | 2.53 | 2.81 | 2.27 | 2.45 | 2.65 | 2.86 | ||||||||||
| Free cash flow (FCF) | 0.62 | 0.69 | 0.64 | 1.42 | 1.38 | 0.66 | 0.71 | |||||||||||||
| Return on equity (ROE) | 0.14 | 0.14 | 0.14 | 0.14 | 0.14 | 0.135 | 0.13 | 0.125 | 0.10 | 0.10 | ||||||||||
| Asset growth rate | 0.14 | 0.14 | 0.14 | 0.11 | 0.11 | 0.11 | 0.08 | 0.08 | 0.08 | 0.08 | ||||||||||
| Earnings growth rate | 0.14 | 0.14 | 0.14 | 0.11 | 0.07 | 0.07 | 0.04 | 0.14 | 0.08 | |||||||||||
Assuming that competition drives down profitability (on existing assets as well as new investment) to 13.5% in year 6, 13% in year 7, 12.5% in year 8, and 10% in year 9 and all later years. What is the value of the concatenator business? Assume 13% cost of capital. (Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter your answer in millions rounded to 2 decimal places.)
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