Maximum cost company would be willing to pay for project

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Hankins, Inc., is considering a project that will result in initial aftertax cash savings of $5.5 million at the end of the first year, and these savings will grow at a rate of 3 percent per year indefinitely. The firm has a target debt–equity ratio of .54, a cost of equity of 13.4 percent, and an aftertax cost of debt of 6.8 percent. The cost-saving proposal is somewhat riskier than the usual project the firm undertakes; management uses the subjective approach and applies an adjustment factor of +3 percent to the cost of capital for such risky projects.

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What is the maximum cost the company would be willing to pay for this project? (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answer to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.) Present value $

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