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Investment Timing Option: Option Analysis The Karns Oll Company is deciding whether to drill for...

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Investment Timing Option: Option Analysis The Karns Oll Company is deciding whether to drill for oll on a tract of land that the company owns. The company estimates the project would cost $8 milfion today. Karns estimates that, once drilled, the oil will generate positive net cash flows of $4 million a year at the end of each of the next 4 years. Although the company is fairly confident about its cash flow forecast, in 2 years it will have more information about the local geology and about the price of oil. Karns estimates that if it waits 2 years then the project would cost $9 million. Moreover, if it waits 2 years, then there is a 90% chance that the net cash flows would be $4.2 million a year for 4 years and a 10% chance that they would be $2.2 million a year for 4 years. Assume all cash flows are discounted at 10%. Use the Black-Scholes model to estimate the value of the option. Assume the variance of the project's rate of return is 0.512 and that the risk-free rate is 5%. Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter your answer in millions. For example, an answer of $1.234 million should be entered as 1.234 , not 1,234,000. Round your answer to three decimal places

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