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Chapter 26, Problem 4Q
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To determine: The reason that the company should accept the project if it has an option to abandon the project in future.
Introduction: The option gives an opportunity to the company to invest today and discontinue if starts earning during the definite period as per option contract.
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- Companies often have to increase their initial investment costs to obtain real options. Whymight this be so, and how could a firm decide whether it was worth the cost to obtain agiven real option?arrow_forwardIn general, do timing options make it more or less likely that a project willbe accepted today?arrow_forwardIf a firm fails to consider growth options, would this cause it to underestimate oroverestimate projects’ NPVs? Explain.arrow_forward
- Which of the following will NOT increase the value of a real (call) option? Group of answer choices: A decrease in the probability that a competitor will enter the market of the project in question. An increase in the risk-free rate A decrease in the cost of obtaining the real option Lengthening the time in which a real option must be exercised. A decrease in the volatility of the underlying source of risk.arrow_forwardWhy might recognizing the existence of a real option raise, but not lower, a project’sNPV as found in the traditional manner?arrow_forwardSuppose that a firm must choose between two mutually exclusive projects, both of which have negative NPVs. Explain how a firm can legitimately choose between two such projects.arrow_forward
- Does the benefit-cost analysis result in definite proof that the project would have little value to the tax-payers in the long run?arrow_forwardWhy must real options have positive value? (Select all the choices that apply.) A. Having the real option but not the obligation to act is valuable. B. Real options must have positive value because they can always be sold to recover the initial investment. C. Real options must have positive value because they are only exercised when doing so would increase the value of the investment. D. If exercising the real option would reduce value, managers can allow the option to go unexercised.arrow_forwardc) Mr. Tim, the recently hired manager for this potential project is not convinced that using the IRR is sufficient to assess the project’s viability. Calculate the Modified Internal Rate of Return (MIRR) that should be used. d) Based off this MIRR, should the project be accepted? Explain why.arrow_forward
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