Ariana, Incorporated, is considering a project that will resultin initial aftertax cash savings of $6.7 million at the end of thefirst year, and these savings will grow at a rate of 3 percentper year, indefinitely. The firm has a target debt-equity ratioof .66, a cost of equity of 13.1 percent, and an aftertax cost ofdebt of 6.1 percent. The cost-saving proposal is somewhatriskier than the usual project the firm undertakes;management uses the subjective approach and applies anadjustment factor of +3 percent to the cost of capital for suchrisky projects.a. Calculate the required return for the project.Note: Do not round intermediate calculations and enteryour answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places,e.g., 32.16.b. What is the maximum cost the company would be willingto pay for this project?Note: Do not round intermediate calculations and roundyour answer to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.a. Project required returnb. Maximum to pay%

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