Scenario 5.8: Risk-Neutral Icarus Airlines Must Commit Now to Leasing 1, 2

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Scenario 5.8:
Risk-neutral Icarus Airlines must commit now to leasing 1, 2, or 3 new airplanes. It knows with certainty that on the basis of business travel alone, it will need at least 1 airplane. The marketing division says that there is a 50% chance that tourism will be big enough for a second plane only. Otherwise, tourism will be big enough for a third plane. This, plus revenue information, yields the following table:
Planes Tourism Revenue Expected
Leased Light Heavy Profit
2 $90 million $30 million $60 million
3 $10 million $140 million $75 million
-Refer to Scenario 5.8. The value to Icarus Airlines of complete information is

• A) $40 million.
• B) $90 million.
• C) $115 million.
• D) $120 million.
• E) $125 million.

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