Terminal value calculation

Hi guys,
I would need some help please, with the calculation of Terminal Value..
Sounds pretty basic I know, but this got pretty confusing in an interview ..

Let's assume you project your FCFF over a period of 5 years,
in year 5 you have FCFF of 350 let's say, a WACC of 10% .. that gives you 350/ 1.1^5 for year 5 to add to the NPV ...

let's assume no growth, to make things simple .. IS TV equal to
a) [350] / 0.1 = 3500
b) [350/ 1.1^5] / 0.1 3500

I always thought the right answer is a) (keep in mind i never studied this, I only read the vernimmen, Rosenbaum and some books and never had valuation classes or any finance classes for that matter) .. but during an interview I had, either the interviewer corrected me saying it was b), or he corrected me and I'm thinking he said b) .. all I understood was that a) was wrong..

Thank you guys very much for your help, I really need clarifications (and sorry if this sounds very basic, but I need straight answer from professionals .. Thanks in advance..

Have a great day

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