Question: Please answer all questions especially part c . Place - Plus, a real estate development firm, is considering several alternative development projects. These include building

Please answer all questions especially part c.
Place-Plus, a real estate development firm, is considering several alternative development projects.
These include building and leasing an office park, purchasing a parcel of land and building an office building to rent,
buying and leasing a warehouse, building a strip mall, and building and selling condominiums. The financial success
of these projects depends on interest rate movement in the next 5 years. The various development projects and their
5-year financial return (in $1,000,000 s) given that interest rates will decline, remain stable, or increase, are shown in
the following payoff table:
The Place-Plus real estate development firm has hired an economist to assign a probability to each direction interest
rates may take over the next 5 years. The economist has determined that there is a .50 probability that interest rates
will decline and .40 probability that rates will remain stable.
a.(1.5 pts) Using expected value, determine the best project.
The best project is the condominium, due to having the highest expected payoff of 2.28.
b.(2.5 pts) Using expected regret (opportunity loss), determine the best project.
The best project is the condominium, due to having the lowest EOL of .64.
c.(2 pts) What is the maximum amount the Place-Plus CEO would be willing to pay for the perfect insider
information?
 Please answer all questions especially part c. Place-Plus, a real estate

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