SuperPower Corp. employs coal to generate electricity. The firm purchases the right to generate

electricity for the next three years in Texas. Each year, SuperPower can produce 1,000 kilowatts.

The cost of coal is $100 per kilowatt, and the revenue per kilowatt is $150. The price of coal is

hedged and fixed at $100 for the next three years. The expected market risk premium is 7%. The

risk-free rate is 3.0%. The average beta of power companies in the S&P 500 is 0.72.

d. There is a cost for switching from natural gas to coal and vice versa. This cost is fixed at

$30,000. What is the value of the project? And what is the optimal strategy to use natural

gas vs. coal?