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question 18

Multiple Choice

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Wildcat Drilling is an oil and gas exploration company that is currently operating two active oil fields with a market value of $200 million each.Unfortunately,Wildcat Drilling has $500 million in debt coming due at the end of the year.A large oil company has offered Wildcat drilling a highly speculative,but potentially very valuable,oil and gas lease in exchange for one of their active oil fields.If Wildcat accepts the trade,there is a 10% chance that Wildcat will discover a major new oil field that would be worth $1.2 billion,a 15% chance that Wildcat will discover a productive oil field that would be worth $600 million,and a 75% chance that Wildcat will not discover oil at all.
-What is the expected payoff to debt holders with the speculative oil lease deal?

• A)$10 million
• B)$275 million
• C)$85 million
• D)$160 million

Understand the definitions and characteristics of nonexperimental and experimental research methods.

Recognize the elements of inferences of cause and effect, including temporal precedence, covariation, and elimination of other causes.

Differentiate between dependent, independent, situational, and confounding variables.

Comprehend the concepts of internal, external, and construct validity in relation to research methodology.

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