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The earnings of a private European firm are 2

million, and the average P/E ratio of publicly traded European firms in the

same industry is 12. This firm is considering the possibility of going public

in which it would issue one million shares. If the private firm has similar

growth potential and other characteristics similar to other publicly traded

firms in the industry, its value can be estimated as _______

million euros

Answer = 24,000,000