You are trying to determine if your company should cancel or continue leasing the corporate...

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You are trying to determine if your company should cancel or continue leasing the corporate headquarters. You are concerned that there may be more lockdowns due to the pandemic. Based on recent trends, the probability of more lockdowns is 51%. But the company wants to make sure before they pay the $1M fee to cancel the lease. You have hired a consultant to help you make the decision. The consultant has a good but imperfect track record (see table below). What will be your recommendation based on the forecast from the consultant? The NPV for the annual lease is $2M. The risk premium is $1.5M with a risk tolerance of $500,000.
Forecast
More Lockdowns
No Lockdowns
"More Lockdowns"
80%
"No Lockdowns"
90%
Cancel the lease because there is a 51% chance for more lockdowns.
Cancel the lease because the consultants forecast is 54% for more Lockdowns.
Cancel the lease because the consultants forecast is 80% for more Lockdowns.
Dont cancel the lease because the consultants forecast is 90% no Lockdowns
Dont cancel the lease because the consultants forecast is 46% for more Lockdowns.
Cancel the lease because the NPV is greater than the cancelation fee.

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