Your Firm Is Considering Building a New Office Complex

question 113

Multiple Choice

Your firm is considering building a new office complex. Your firm already owns land suitable for the new complex. The current book value of the land is $130,000; however, a commercial real estate agent has informed you that an outside buyer is interested in purchasing this land would be willing to pay $700,000 for it. When calculating the net present value (NPV) of your new office complex, ignoring taxes, the appropriate incremental cash flow for the use of this land is ________.

• A) $700,000
• B) $0
• C) $130,000
• D) $830,000

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Definitions:

Nonrival-in-consumption

A characteristic of goods where one person's consumption does not diminish the ability of others to use the same good.

Nonexcludable

A characteristic of a good or service that prevents the owner from effectively denying access to it to non-paying individuals or entities.

Nonrivalry

A characteristic of a good or service where its consumption by one individual does not reduce its availability to others.

Public Good

A good or service offered free of charge to every member of a society by either the government or a private entity or organization, aiming not for profit.