Investment Timing Option: Option Analysis

Kim Hotels is interested in developing a new hotel in Seoul. The company estimates that the hotel would require an initial

investment of $$20$ million. Kim expects the hotel will produce positive cash flows of $$3$ million a year at the end of the

next $20$ years. The project's cost of capital is $13\%.$

Kim expects the cash flows to be $$3$ million a year, but it recognizes that the cash flows could actually be much

lower, depending on whether the Korean government imposes a large hotel tax. One year from now, Kim will know whether

the tax will be imposed. There is a $50\%$ chance that the tax will be imposed, in which case the yearly cash flows will be only

$$2\mathrm{.}2$ million. At the same time, there is a $50\%$ chance that the tax will not be imposed, in which case the yearly cash flows

will be $$3\mathrm{.}8$ million. Kim is deciding whether to proceed with the hotel today or to wait a year to find out whether the tax

be imposed. If Kim waits a year, the initial investment will remain at $$20$ million. Assume that all cash flows are discounted at

$13\%.$ Use the Black$-$Scholes model to estimate the value of the option. Assume that the variance of the project's rate of

return is $0\mathrm{.}0732$ and that the risk$-$free rate is $6\%.$ Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter your answer in millions. For

example, an answer of $$1\mathrm{.}234$ million should be entered as $1\mathrm{.}234,$ not $1,234,000.$ Round your answer to three decimal

places.

Use computer software packages, such as Minitab or Excel, to solve this problem.

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