7. The Alaska Oil Company is deciding whether to drill for oil on a tract of land that the company owns.The company estimates that the project would cost $5.6 million today. The firm estimates that oncedrilled, the oil will generate positive cash flows of $2.8 million a year at the end of each of the nextfour years. While the company is fairly confident about its cash flow forecast, it recognizes that if itwaits two years, they would have more information about the local geology as well as the price of oil.Alaska Oil estimates that if it waits two years, the project would cost $6.3 million. Moreover, if itwaits two years, there is a 90% chance that the cash flows would be $2.94 million a year for fouryears, and there is a 10% chance that the cash flows will be $1.54 million a year for four years.Assume that all cash flows are discounted at a 10% WACC. If the company chooses to drill today,what is the project's net present value (in millions)?a. $2.3134b. $2.9875c. $3.2756d. $3.9181e. $4.6795

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