Solved: Exogenous cost uncertainty and the option to

invest Consider the investment

Exogenous cost uncertainty and the option to invest.

Consider the investment opportunity in Exhibit T16.1. Suppose price will be ¥50,000 with
certainty, but variable production cost will be either ¥30,000 or ¥50,000 with equal probability
depending on the decision of a government panel that sets local wages.

a. Calculate the NPV of investing today as if it were a now-or-never alternative.

b. Calculate the NPV (at t = 0) of waiting one year before making a decision.

c. Decompose option value into intrinsic value and time value. Should this investment be made
today, in one year, or not at all?

d. Suppose variable cost will be either ¥60,000 or ¥20,000 with equal probability in one year.
How does this increase in endogenous cost uncertainty affect option value?

Exhibit T16.1

A proposed plant in China will process soybeans for the local (Chinese new yuan, or ¥) market.
The sales price of a ton of processed soy will be determined by a government panel, and will be
known with certainty in one year. The plant must decide whether to begin production today or in
one year.

The following facts apply to the investment decision.

Initial investment I0 = ¥20,000,000 (rises at 10% per year)

Expected sales price per ton P0 = ¥50,000 per ton in perpetuity

Actual price P1 = either ¥40,000 or ¥60,000 with equal probability

Variable production cost VC = ¥40,000 per ton

Expected production Q = 500 tons per year forever

Tax rate TC = 0%

Discount rate i = 10%

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