Radubhai Kohwe Corporation plans to finance a new investment with leverage. Kohwe Corporationplans to borrow $47.8 million to finance the new investment. The firm will pay interest only onthis loan each year, and it will maintain an outstanding balance of $47.8 million on the loan.After making the investment, Kohwe expects to earn free cash flows of $10.9 million eachyear. However, due to reduced sales and other financial distress costs, Kohwe's expected freecash flows will decline to $9.9 million per year. Kohwe currently has 4.7 millionshares outstanding, and it has no other assets or opportunities. Assume that the appropriatediscount rate for Kohwe's future free cash flows is 7.6% and Kohwe's corporate tax rate is25%. What is Kohwe's share price today given the financial distress costs of leverage?The price per share is $per share. (Round to the nearest cent.)

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