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Question: Netsoft is a company that manufactures networking software. In the current year, the firm reported operating earnings before interest and taxes of $ 200 million (Operating earnings does not include interest income), and these earnings are expected to grow 4% a year in perpetuity. In addition, the firm has a cash balance of $ 250 million on which it earned interest income of $ 20 million. The unlevered beta for other networking software firm is 1.20, and these firms, have, on average, cash balances of 10% of firm value. If Netsoft has a debt ratio of 15%, a tax rate of 40%, a return on capital of 10% on operating assets, and a cost of debt of 10%, estimate the value of the firm. [The riskfree rate is 6% and you can assume a market risk premium of 5.5%.]