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Using the chop shop method, please determine a firm's value for San Francisco, Inc

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Using the chop shop method, please determine a firm's value for San Francisco, Inc. San Francisco common stock is trading at a total market price of 4 million. For San Francisco, the accounting data are divided into three business segments as given below in the tables. Data for the firm's three segments are as follows: Business segments Segment's ($000) Sales Segment's Assets Segment's ($000) Earnings before Interest and Taxes (EBIT) Consumer wholesale 1000 750 150 Specialty services 1500 700 250 Retirement centers 2200 800 550 Total 4700 2250 950 Industry data for "pure-play" firms have been computed and are summarized as follows: Firm Value/Sales Firm value/Assets Firm Value/ EBIT Business segments 0.7 0.75 Consumer wholesale 12 1.1 0.65 Specialty services 10 0.9 11 Retirement centers