An Insight Gained by Bringing the Theory of Options into Standard

question 24

Multiple Choice

An insight gained by bringing the theory of options into standard capital budgeting analysis is:

• A) independent projects with positive NPVs should very often be rejected.
• B) independent projects with negative NPVs should very often be accepted.
• C) projects, as call options, can be more valuable if the decision to start up the project is delayed until relevant information is released.
• D) projects, as call options, can be less valuable if the decision to start up the project is delayed until relevant information is released.

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