You Are Considering a Project Which Has Been Assigned a Discount

question 35

Multiple Choice

You are considering a project which has been assigned a discount rate of 8 percent.If you start the project today,you will incur an initial cost of $480 and will receive cash inflows of $350 a year for three years.If you wait one year to start the project,the initial cost will rise to $520 and the cash flows will increase to $385 a year for three years.What is the value of the option to wait?

• A)$15.23
• B)$17.08
• C)$18.67
• D)$20.20
• E)$50.20

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