Use the Following Information to Answer the Question(s)below

question 32

Multiple Choice

Use the following information to answer the question(s) below.
Rearden Metal can invest in a risk-free technology that requires an up-front investment of $1 million.Rearden's managers are hesitant to invest because of uncertainty over future interest rates.Suppose that all interest rates will be either 8% or 4% in one year and remain there forever.The risk-neutral probability that interest rates will drop to 4% is 40%.The one-year risk-free interest rate is 5% and today's rate on a risk-free perpetual bond is 6%.The rate on an equivalent perpetual bond that is repayable at any time (the callable annuity rate) is 7.65%.
-Assuming that this project will provide Rearden with perpetual annual cash flows of $55,000,the NPV of investing in the project today is closest to:

• A)-$281,000.
• B)-$150,000.
• C)-$83,000.
• D)+$83,000.
• E)+$281,000

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Definitions:

Reserve Ratio

The fraction of deposits that banks are required to keep on hand and not lend out, as mandated by banking regulations.

Open Market Operations

The buying and selling of government securities in the open market by a central bank to control the supply of money.

Money Supply

The overall amount of available money in an economy, which encompasses cash, coins, and the balances in checking and savings accounts, at a certain moment in time.

Discount Rate

The interest rate charged to commercial banks and other depository institutions for loans received from the Federal Reserve's discount window.