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Motorola Mobility LLC is a company thatdevelops mobile devices. Headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, UnitedStates, the company was formed on January 4, 2011 by the split ofMotorola Inc. into two separate companies; Motorola Mobility tookon the company's consumer-oriented product lines, including itsmobile phone business and its cable modems and set-top boxes fordigital cable and satellite television services, while MotorolaSolutions retained the company's enterprise-oriented product lines.Early 2012, Google decided to purchase Motorola mobility LLC for$12.5b. Google had a plan to keep Motorola mobility for 5 years.Google financial analysis team made the following forecasts:YearCash flow(in billions)Net income (in billions)20121.5120132.5220144320153220166 (includes 3.5b selling price)1.5And that the average book value of asset is $8b and Google’srequired rate of return is its WACC.7- Calculate payback period USING EXCEL. If you know that googleaccepts projects with 4 years payback period. Would you accept thatproject?