Rosita's Is Considering a Project with a Discount Rate of 9

question 55

Multiple Choice

Rosita's is considering a project with a discount rate of 9 percent.If the firm starts the project today,it will incur an initial cost of $32,260 and will receive cash inflows of $18,320 a year for 4 years.If the firm waits 1 year to start the project,the initial cost will decrease to $30,500,the cash flows will increase to $18,640 a year for 4 years,and the discount rate will decrease to 8.5 percent.What is the value of the option to wait?

• A)$848.29
• B)$1,471.42
• C)$1,489.20
• D)$681.04
• E)$1,071.58

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