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Three Waters Co. is considering an acquisition of Zebra Engineering Corp. (ZEC), and estimates that acquiring ZEC will result in incremental after-tax net cash flows in years 13 of $19.00 million, $28.50 million, and $34.20 million, respectively.

After the first three years, the incremental cash flows contributed by the ZEC acquisition are expected to grow at a constant rate of 3% per year. Three Waterss current beta is 0.40, but its post-merger beta is expected to be 0.52. The risk-free rate is 3.5%, and the market risk premium is 5.60%.

Based on this information, complete the following table by selecting the appropriate values (Note: Do not round intermediate calculations, but round your answers to two decimal places):

Value

Post-merger cost of equity ________

Projected value of the cash flows at the end of three years ________

The value of Zebra Engineering Corp. (ZEC)s contribution to Three Waters Co. __________

Zebra Engineering Corp. (ZEC) has 4 million shares of common stock outstanding. What is the largest tender offer Three Waters Co. should make on each of Zebra Engineering Corp. (ZEC)s shares?

$232.05

$278.46

$185.64

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