Scenario 15.6: Consider the Following Decision That Eileen Has to Make

question 93

Multiple Choice

Scenario 15.6:
Consider the following decision that Eileen has to make:
Eileen is considering buying a $4000 computer for her daughter. Eileen hopes that with the computer her daughter's schoolwork will improve so much that in two years time she will be offered a full-ride scholarship to college. The scholarship is paid for four years and is valued at $25,000 per year. Even with the computer the probability that the scholarship will be awarded is 10%.
-Refer to Scenario 15.6. The expected NPV of the computer purchase is approximately:

• A) $3,200.
• B) $5000.
• C) $10,000.
• D) $68,000.
• E) $96,000.

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Definitions:

Payoffs

The returns or potential outcomes from an investment or decision, often associated with different scenarios.

Strike Price

The designated price point at which an option's holder has the right to purchase (in the case of a call option) or to sell (in the case of a put option) the underlying asset or commodity.

European Call

An option contract that gives the holder the right, but not the obligation, to buy an underlying asset at a specified price within a specified time, only exercisable at expiration.

American Call

An option contract that gives the holder the right to buy a security at a set price, called the strike price, at any time up to the expiration date.