Below are selected financial statement projections the owner of PPI…

QuestionAnswered step-by-stepBelow are selected financial statement projections the owner of PPI…Below are selected financial statement projections the owner of PPI Plus Pet Stores has made for his company for the next 5 years. (All values on the income statement are in thousands.)       5 YEAR FORECAST      20Y1 20Y2 20Y3 20Y4 20Y5               Sales/Revenues          48,781        53,659        57,952        62,588        67,595  Cost of Sales/Revenues        31,220        34,342        36,800        39,743        42,923GROSS PROFIT          17,561        19,317        21,152        22,845        24,672  General & Admin Expense        13,659        14,756        15,647        16,899        18,251  Depreciation                255              239              227              219              213TOTAL OPERATING EXPENSE        13,914        14,995        15,874        17,118        18,464EBIT             3,647           4,322           5,278           5,727           6,208  Interest expense           1,300           1,450           1,425           1,366           1,242PROFIT BEFORE TAXES             2,347           2,872           3,853           4,361           4,966  Income Tax (30%)              704              862           1,156           1,308           1,490NET PROFIT             1,643           2,010           2,697           3,053           3,476NET CASH AFTER OPERATIONS           2,316           3,445           3,552           3,651           3,954PROJECTED CAPITAL EXPENDITURES              400              420              500              515              750After the end of 5 years, the company expects that all cash flows will continue to grow at 2.5% per year indefinitely. The company has 1 million common shares outstanding with a total book value of $9 million. Last year, the company paid a dividend of $4 per share. The risk-free rate is 1% and the market risk premium (Rm – Rf) is 8% for the industry. Comparable public companies in the industry have a Beta of 1.7. The firm also has $2.2 million of bonds outstanding with a coupon rate of 7% that are currently trading at 110, with a yield to maturity of 6%. There are no preferred shares and the tax rate is 30%. (a) A buyer has recently approached the owner and would like to buy the company. What is an appropriate discount rate? (10 marks)(b) What is a fair purchase price for this company? (Round to the nearest million) (10 marks)(c) Suppose the buyer offers to purchase all of the outstanding shares for $25 million. What should the company do? (5 marks)(d) If your answer is different from the acquirer’s offer, provide TWO potential reasons to explain why there might be a difference between the two valuations. (5 marks)AccountingBusinessFinancial AccountingBUS 550Share Question