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Your firm is considering a project with the following cash flows:
You learn that the firm can abandon the project, if it so chooses, after 1 year of operation,
in which case it can sell the asset and receive $15,000 in cash at the end of Year 2. Assume
that all cash flows are after-tax amounts. The WACC is 12%.
a. What is the project’s expected
b. What is the expected NPV with the abandonment option?
c. What is the value of the abandonment option?
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