In 2012, the Campbell Soup Company acquired Bolthouse Farms for $1.55billion. This acquisition increased the level of vertical integration in Campbell,as Bolthouse Farms owned and operated extensive farming operations whereit produced many food items used in Campbell's products.Suppose that the value of produce provided by these farms after theacquisition would be $95 million per year for Campbell and that, in addition,Campbell could save $10 million per year in costs it would otherwise spend insearching for and negotiating over equivalent produce. However, thetransaction cost of the acquisition (lawyers' fees, re-locating some productionfacilities, paying severance to unnecessary employees, etc.) required aone-time payment of $50 million.Assume that Campbell receives the produce related benefits in perpetuity. Ifthe interest rate used to discount future earnings is 5%, what is the presentvalue of net benefits to Campbell?The present value (PV) of net benefits to Campbell isPV = $ million. (Enter your response rounded to two decimal places.)

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