Washington Football owns a football team in Washington DC. The objective of its managers is to maximize shareholder value. The firm is evaluating the stadium project which involves building a new stadium in Fairfax County. Which assertion is true, based on the information given in the question and the following table on the project? Base-case NPV (based on final estimates and expectations) Value created if the team loses 11 games a season (based on scenario analysis) Value created if worst-case taxes occur (based on sensitivity analysis) Value created if best-case taxes occur (based on sensitivity analysis) $218,000.00 -$3,440,000.00 -$1,620,000.00 $447,000.00 Probability that project will create more than $0 of value (based on simulation analysis) 18.80% It is not clear whether Washington Football should accept or reject the stadium project, because the cost of capital for the project is not given Washington Football should accept the stadium project It is not clear whether Washington Football should accept or reject the stadium project, because the information provided is contradictory with respect to answering the question Washington Football should be indifferent between accepting and rejecting the stadium project Washington Football should reject the stadium project

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Washington Football owns a football team in Washington DC. The objective of its managers is to maximize shareholder value. The firm is evaluating the stadium project,
which involves building a new stadium in Fairfax County. Which assertion is true, based on the information given in the question and the following table on the project?
Base-case NPV (based on final estimates and expectations)
Value created if the team loses 11 games a season (based on scenario analysis)
Value created if worst-case taxes occur (based on sensitivity analysis)
Value created if best-case taxes occur (based on sensitivity analysis)
$218,000.00
-$3,440,000.00
-$1,620,000.00
$447,000.00
Probability that project will create more than $0 of value (based on simulation analysis) 18.80%
It is not clear whether Washington Football should accept or reject the stadium project, because the cost of capital for the project is not given
Washington Football should accept the stadium project
It is not clear whether Washington Football should accept or reject the stadium project, because the information provided is contradictory with respect to answering the
question
Washington Football should be indifferent between accepting and rejecting the stadium project
Washington Football should reject the stadium project
Transcribed Image Text:Washington Football owns a football team in Washington DC. The objective of its managers is to maximize shareholder value. The firm is evaluating the stadium project, which involves building a new stadium in Fairfax County. Which assertion is true, based on the information given in the question and the following table on the project? Base-case NPV (based on final estimates and expectations) Value created if the team loses 11 games a season (based on scenario analysis) Value created if worst-case taxes occur (based on sensitivity analysis) Value created if best-case taxes occur (based on sensitivity analysis) $218,000.00 -$3,440,000.00 -$1,620,000.00 $447,000.00 Probability that project will create more than $0 of value (based on simulation analysis) 18.80% It is not clear whether Washington Football should accept or reject the stadium project, because the cost of capital for the project is not given Washington Football should accept the stadium project It is not clear whether Washington Football should accept or reject the stadium project, because the information provided is contradictory with respect to answering the question Washington Football should be indifferent between accepting and rejecting the stadium project Washington Football should reject the stadium project
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