3. Estimating the inputs using the Black-Scholes option pricing model in the option analysis of the investment timing option Option analysis involves gathering significant amounts of information, synthesizing the data, and using the data in models applied in option analysis. BTR Corp. is considering a project for a new cloud-based online storage system for companies and individuals to back up their data. The cost of the project is $55 million, but the future cash flows depend on how this new cloud based online storage will compete with existing companies that offer online data backup. The company believes that this project has a strong selling feature but is uncertain that it would earn cash flows as projected. The team proposing this project has come up with the following data: Demand High Average Low Probability Annual Cash Flow 0.40 $50 million 0.40 $35 million 0.20 $15 million 9.00% Three years 5% Project's cost of capital Life of project 52-week Treasury note The project team also noted that the company has an option to wait for one year in order to see its competitors' positions and observe how the market responds. This will help in getting more information about market demand and in figuring out which set of cash flows will occur. Analysts uted different approaches to evaluate the project, but the management team insists that the Black-Scholes option pricing model (OPM) will help them make a more informed decision. The model requires five inputs: (1) the risk-free rate: (2) the time until the option expires: (3) the strike price; (4) the current price of the stock, which in this case would be a proxy for the value of the underlying asset; and (5) the variance of the project's expected return You need to calculate both the value of the underlying asset in the project and its rate of return. For BTR Corp., the underlying asset is the project itself. The current value of the project will be the present value of its expected cash flows Based on the data given cate the value of the project, the return, and the standard deviation of the returns using the direct method) the company decides to wait for a year (Mate: flow values in the table are in milion Hound all final answers to two decimal places) Now Yr Y Y Y PV Cash flows PV Cash flows Re Yr Probability () Probability ( )x P (to) PC x Return PV Cash Flow High 9:40 $50 $50 $50 Average 0.00 33 35 535 Low 6.30 515 115 $15 Expected return (1): Standard deviation of returns Expected Value of PVs (1) Expected Value of PVs (0) Analysts will use these values in the Black Scholes model, which is represented by the following formula V = PN 14, 13 - - [N (| Based on the data collected and results from the calculations, estimate the input values to be used in the lack Scholes OM 1 x P . Rise Free Interest Rate Time until Options = Cost to Implement the Project Current Value of the Project Varance of the Project Rate of Return Curulatie Normal Distribution Function of di - Cumulative Normal Distribution Function of dy Nida Nid NO Nid) ++(cl) () 3. Estimating the inputs using the Black-Scholes option pricing model in the option analysis of the investment timing option Option analysis involves gathering significant amounts of information, synthesizing the data, and using the data in models applied in option analysis. BTR Corp. is considering a project for a new cloud-based online storage system for companies and individuals to back up their data. The cost of the project is $55 million, but the future cash flows depend on how this new cloud based online storage will compete with existing companies that offer online data backup. The company believes that this project has a strong selling feature but is uncertain that it would earn cash flows as projected. The team proposing this project has come up with the following data: Demand High Average Low Probability Annual Cash Flow 0.40 $50 million 0.40 $35 million 0.20 $15 million 9.00% Three years 5% Project's cost of capital Life of project 52-week Treasury note The project team also noted that the company has an option to wait for one year in order to see its competitors' positions and observe how the market responds. This will help in getting more information about market demand and in figuring out which set of cash flows will occur. Analysts uted different approaches to evaluate the project, but the management team insists that the Black-Scholes option pricing model (OPM) will help them make a more informed decision. The model requires five inputs: (1) the risk-free rate: (2) the time until the option expires: (3) the strike price; (4) the current price of the stock, which in this case would be a proxy for the value of the underlying asset; and (5) the variance of the project's expected return You need to calculate both the value of the underlying asset in the project and its rate of return. For BTR Corp., the underlying asset is the project itself. The current value of the project will be the present value of its expected cash flows Based on the data given cate the value of the project, the return, and the standard deviation of the returns using the direct method) the company decides to wait for a year (Mate: flow values in the table are in milion Hound all final answers to two decimal places) Now Yr Y Y Y PV Cash flows PV Cash flows Re Yr Probability () Probability ( )x P (to) PC x Return PV Cash Flow High 9:40 $50 $50 $50 Average 0.00 33 35 535 Low 6.30 515 115 $15 Expected return (1): Standard deviation of returns Expected Value of PVs (1) Expected Value of PVs (0) Analysts will use these values in the Black Scholes model, which is represented by the following formula V = PN 14, 13 - - [N (| Based on the data collected and results from the calculations, estimate the input values to be used in the lack Scholes OM 1 x P . Rise Free Interest Rate Time until Options = Cost to Implement the Project Current Value of the Project Varance of the Project Rate of Return Curulatie Normal Distribution Function of di - Cumulative Normal Distribution Function of dy Nida Nid NO Nid) ++(cl) ()