The all-equity firm Metallica Heavy Metal Mining (MHMM) Corporation wants to diversify its operations. Some recent financial information for the company is shown here:

     

Stock price	$ 71
Number of shares	35000
Total assets	$ 8,6500,000
Total liabilities	$ 48500,000
Net income	$ 880,000

MHMM is considering an investment that has the same PE ratio as the firm. The cost of the investment is $750,000, and it will be financed with a new equity issue. The return on the investment will equal MHMM's current ROE.

a.	What is the new price per share if the investment is made? (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answer to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.)
b.	What will happen to the book value per share? (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answers to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.)
c.	What will happen to the market-to-book ratio? (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answers to 4 decimal places, e.g., 32.1616.)
d.	What will happen to the EPS? (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answers to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.)
e.	What is the NPV of this investment? (A negative answer should be indicated by a minus sign. Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answer to the nearest whole number, e.g., 32.)

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