The Albertsons Corporation is considering the purchase of a new technology to help expand its current sales of oil-pipe fringes. The cost of the technology installed is $150,000,000. The company estimates that the present value as of the end of year one of all its future cash flows (including the CF1) is $282,000,000 if the project is successful and $77,000,000 if its not. The company assigns a 45% chance to success. The RRR (aka WACC) on the project is 15%.

a. Given the above information and based on static analysis, should the company go ahead with its investment?

b. Upon further study the company realizes that, if the project was not successful, it can stop production and sell the equipment for an after-tax salvage value of $92,000,000 (assume that includes the first year CF). Given this information, should the company go ahead with the investment?

c. What is the present value of the option to abandon?