It has been your secret wish to own and operate an amusement park when you can afford
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You have estimated your original investment to be $250,000. You expect your net cash flows (after lease payments, all other expenses, and taxes) to be $55,000 for each of the first 5 years. If you exercise your option to continue with both parts of the property at the end of year 5, you will need to invest another $150,000 (for additional equipment and a miniature golf course). Because your cash flow estimates are now far into the future, you estimate a 50 percent probability that your annual cash flows will remain the same ($55,000) and a 50 percent probability that they will rise to $100,000 per year for the second 5 years. Your cost of capital is 12 percent.
a. Is the first 5-year project acceptable?
b. What is the value of the total project if you exercise your option? What is the value of your option?
Cost Of Capital
Cost of capital refers to the opportunity cost of making a specific investment . Cost of capital (COC) is the rate of return that a firm must earn on its project investments to maintain its market value and attract funds. COC is the required rate of...
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Managerial Economics
ISBN: 978-0133020267
7th edition
Authors: Paul Keat, Philip K Young, Steve Erfle
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