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GCL Industries is an industrial conglomerate undergoing restructuring. As part of its restructuring program GCL is considering the sale of its low-growth Fleet Meat Packing unit. Fleet is in the high volume-low margin meatpacking business. Fleet's volume sales are not expected to increase in the future and the long-term growth of dollar sales is projected at 3% per year. Operating projections and other pertinent data are presented below. Estimate the price GCL may get for Fleet as of January 1, 2008. - Corporate tax rate: 38% - GCL estimates that the buyer can finance the acquisition with 50% debt that can be raised at 7%. -The beta of companies in Fleet's industry with similar capital structures is 1.32. The yield on 10-year Treasury notes is 4.5%, the equity risk premium is about 4.4% and the micro-cap size