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Taggart Transcontinental is considering a $250 million investment to launch a new rail line.The project is expected to generate a free cash flow of $32 million per year,and its unlevered cost of capital is 8%.Taggart's corporate tax rate is 21%.Taggert has 4 million shares of stock outstanding.
-Assume that to fund the investment Taggart will take on $150 million in permanent debt with the remainder of the investment funded through issuance of new equity.Assume Taggart will incur a 2% (after-tax) underwriting fee on the new debt issue and a 5% underwriting fee on the issuance of new equity.If management believes Taggart's current share price of $25 is $3 less than its true value,then the NPV of Taggart's new rail line is closest to:


A) $160 million.
B) $195 million.
C) $200 million.
D) $235 million.

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