In the Previous Problem You Found the Benefit from Delaying

question 5

Multiple Choice

In the previous problem you found the benefit from delaying an investment decision. Now use the same data to calculate the effect the delay will have on the project's risk: By how much will delaying to obtain more information reduce the project's coefficient of variation? (Hint: Use the expected NPV as found in Problem 40.)

• A) 6.31
• B) 6.94
• C) 7.63
• D) 8.39
• E) 9.23

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