Suppose the government proposes a relief package in an urgent attempt to bail out virtually all industries across the board and offset the economic damage unleashed by the 3-month long coronavirus [COVID19] crisis episode, and indeed, keeps its promise.

Required: By approximately what factor [in the long-run] are businesses likely to discount their negative cash flows, to work out how much is needed to level their current losses?

Further Instructions:

• Generally, I expect to see some kind of formula or general rule, without much emphasis on quantitative values.