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3. Permian Partners (PP) produces from aging oil fields in west Texas. 2018 output was 1.8 million barrels annually, but for the foreseeable future, production is dropping at a rate of \( 7\% \) annually. The total cost of administration, shipping, and production is \( \$25 \) per barrel. In 2018, the average price of a barrel of oil was \( \$65.00 \). Seven million shares of PP are outstanding. There is a \( 9\% \) cost of capital. PP pays out dividends on all of its net profits. Assume, for simplicity's sake, that the firm will always exist and that the price per barrel will always be \( \$25 \). Ignore taxes.
(a) (10%) What is the ending 2018 value of one PP share? Assume that oil prices are expected to fall to $60 per barrel in 2019, $55 per barrel in 2020, and $50 per barrel in 2021. After 2021, assume a long-term trend of oil-price increases at 5% per year.