Investment Timing Option: Option Analysis

Kim Hotels is interested in developing a new hotel in Seoul. The company estimates that the hotel would require an initial investment of $20 million. Kim expects the hotel will produce positive cash flows of $3 million a year at the end of each of the next 20 years. The project's cost of capital is 13%.

Kim expects the cash flows to be $3 million a year, but it recognizes that the cash flows could actually be much higher or lower, depending on whether the Korean government imposes a large hotel tax. One year from now, Kim will know whether the tax will be imposed. There is a 50% chance that the tax will be imposed, in which case the yearly cash flows will be only $2.2 million. At the same time, there is a 50% chance that the tax will not be imposed, in which case the yearly cash flows will be $3.8 million. Kim is deciding whether to proceed with the hotel today or to wait a year to find out whether the tax will be imposed. If Kim waits a year, the initial investment will remain at $20 million. Assume that all cash flows are discounted at 13%. Use the Black-Scholes model to estimate the value of the option. Assume that the variance of the project's rate of return is 0.0654 and that the risk-free rate is 8%. Enter your answers in millions. For example, an answer of $10,550,000 should be entered as 10.55. Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to three decimal places.

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1. Sjcam used a penetration pricing strategy to introduce its Legend action camera to compete with the latest GoPro offering. Which of the following conditions would argue for using a penetration pricing strategy when introducing this new camera?

a. A large potential market exists, even at a high price.

b. Technological problems still exist for competitors, prohibiting their entry into the market for at least six months.

c. Increasing volume substantially reduces production costs.

d. Consumers perceive a price-quality relationship.

e. The product is relatively price insensitive (price inelastic).

2. Apple offers its iPhone XS for $999, under the presumption that consumers see the smartphone as priced at “something over $900” rather than “about $1,000.” This is an application of what pricing strategy?

a. prestige pricing

b. below-market pricing

c. odd-even pricing

d. target pricing

e. customary pricing

3. Which of the following would be an example of a variable cost for a hotel like the Marriott Marquis Hotel, which caters to an upscale clientele?

a. the average daily rate paid by women in targeted demographics staying at the hotel

b. cleaning supplies and housekeeping wages

c. the salary of the hotel manager

d. the rent for a parking garage used by employees

e. the price charged for renting a ballroom in the hotel

4. Uber and Lyft customers often complain about the practice of “surge” or “prime-time” pricing used by these companies during periods of peak demand. This is an example of a __________ pricing policy.

a. promotional

b. competitive

c. discount

d. dynamic

e. customer

How much time do Americans living in or near cities spend waiting in traffic, and how much does waiting in traffic cost them per year? The file “congestion.xlsx” includes this cost for 31 cities. For the time Americans living in or near cities spend waiting in traffic and the cost of waiting in traffic per year: c. Construct a boxplot. Are the data skewed? If so, how? d. Compute the correlation coefficient between the time spent sitting in traffic and the cost of sitting in traffic. e. Based on the results of (a) through (c), what conclusions might you reach concerning the time spent waiting in traffic and the cost of waiting in traffic?

1. The National Park Service has asked you to construct a value of the Grand Canyon. Explain the pros and cons of using the travel cost method to do this. Would you prefer the hedonic method or the stated preference method? Why or why not?

1. The National Park Service has asked you to construct a value of the Grand Canyon. Explain the pros and cons of using the travel cost method to do this. Would you prefer the hedonic method or the stated preference method? Why or why not?

The daily demand for hotel rooms on Miami in Florida is given by the equation Qd= 150,000 – 275P. The daily supply of hotel rooms on Miami is given by the equation Qs= 25,000 +312.5P. Diagram these demand and supply curves in the price. What is the equilibrium price and quantity of hotel rooms on Miami?

In the Ponderosa Development Corp. (PDC) example, if the land for each house costs $108,100 and lumber, supplies, and other materials cost another $41,200 per house. The company leases office and manufacturing space for $3,100 per month and their monthly salaries total to $65,250. Assume that total labor costs are approximately $26,800 per house. The cost of supplies, utilities, and leased equipment is $6,650 per month. The one salesperson of PDC is paid a commission of $3,900 on the sale of each house. The selling price of each house is $195,000.
(1) Identify all costs and revenue for each house.

(2) Write the monthly cost function c (x), revenue function r (x), and profit function p (x).

(3) What is the breakeven point (BEP) for monthly sales of the houses based on the cost, revenue and profit functions specified in (2)?

(4) What is the monthly profit if 13 houses per month are built and sold?

(5) What is the monthly profit if the variable cost per house = $160,500 and PDC built and sold 10 houses per month?

(4) What is the monthly profit if 13 houses per month are built and sold?

1. Investment Timing Option: Decision-Tree Analysis

Kim Hotels is interested in developing a new hotel in Seoul. The company estimates that the hotel would require an initial investment of $23 million. Kim expects the hotel will produce positive cash flows of $3.68 million a year at the end of each of the next 20 years. The project's cost of capital is 13%.

a) What is the project's net present value? Negative value, if any, should be indicated by a minus sign. Enter your answers in millions. For example, an answer of $10,550,000 should be entered as 10.55. Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to two decimal places.
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b) Kim expects the cash flows to be $3.68 million a year, but it recognizes that the cash flows could actually be much higher or lower, depending on whether the Korean government imposes a large hotel tax. One year from now, Kim will know whether the tax will be imposed. There is a 50% chance that the tax will be imposed, in which case the yearly cash flows will be only $2.3 million. At the same time, there is a 50% chance that the tax will not be imposed, in which case the yearly cash flows will be $5.06 million. Kim is deciding whether to proceed with the hotel today or to wait a year to find out whether the tax will be imposed. If Kim waits a year, the initial investment will remain at $23 million. Assume that all cash flows are discounted at 13%. Use decision-tree analysis to determine whether Kim should proceed with the project today or wait a year before deciding.
-Select-It makes sense to proceed with the project today OR It makes sense to wait a year before deciding.

2. Investment Timing Option: Option Analysis

Kim Hotels is interested in developing a new hotel in Seoul. The company estimates that the hotel would require an initial investment of $20 million. Kim expects the hotel will produce positive cash flows of $3 million a year at the end of each of the next 20 years. The project's cost of capital is 13%.

Kim expects the cash flows to be $3 million a year, but it recognizes that the cash flows could actually be much higher or lower, depending on whether the Korean government imposes a large hotel tax. One year from now, Kim will know whether the tax will be imposed. There is a 50% chance that the tax will be imposed, in which case the yearly cash flows will be only $2.2 million. At the same time, there is a 50% chance that the tax will not be imposed, in which case the yearly cash flows will be $3.8 million. Kim is deciding whether to proceed with the hotel today or to wait a year to find out whether the tax will be imposed. If Kim waits a year, the initial investment will remain at $20 million. Assume that all cash flows are discounted at 13%. Use the Black-Scholes model to estimate the value of the option. Assume that the variance of the project's rate of return is 0.0687 and that the risk-free rate is 5%. Enter your answers in millions. For example, an answer of $10,550,000 should be entered as 10.55. Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to three decimal places.

Use computer software packages, such as Minitab or Excel, to solve this problem.

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Question: In this case we are asked to explore the appropriate application of Generally Accepted Accounting... In this case we are asked to explore the appropriate application of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles pertaining to Capitalization of Costs vs. the Expensing of Costs....A COST represents the value exchanged for the ASSET or the benefit received from monies disbursed.....now....how do we interpret the benefits received.....are there future benefits??? or Are the benefits concurrently expired upon acquisition???? So this becomes the basis of many issues pertaining to the accurate interpretation of a guideline in concert with the business transaction under analysis.....It is our responsibility to ensure we meet the needs of our clients without undermining the initial intention of the guideline....So then we are faced with issues pertaining to LOOPHOLES....Is it appropriate for us...as ethical accounting professional, to attempt to find creative ways to essentially circumvent the regulatory restriction.....Are we able to meet both the needs of our clients and the integrity of our profession???? So now you are asked to interpret an issue related to Capitalization vs Expensing for the TRUMP International Corp.....Craft your response carefully including all of the resources you investigated as you crafted your response. Trump International Construction Company is building a hotel for speculative purposes. That is, the Company has not yet found a buyer for the hotel, but expects to do so within a few months. Trump International expects to spend about another two years to complete construction of the hotel borrows $25,000,000 at 5.5% on Jan 1, 2017 and commences building the hotel. The land was purchased in 2016 for $5,000,000 and has property taxes of $4,000,000 per year. Trump incurs building and construction costs of $12,000,000 for 2017 and 2018. Trump International seeks advice from you, as their accountant, if the interest on bank loan and property taxes associated with this construction site should be capitalized or expensed. Required: Conduct research on the fundamentals of reporting a Cost as an Asset (Capitalized) vs. an Expense and prepare a memo advising the client of your advice. What should the value of the Hotel be reported on the Financial Statements at Dec 31, 2017? Is it relevant that the hotel is being constructed on speculation rather than for a particular customer? Include the regulatory requirements you researched in order to craft your answer and site your specific GAAP, FASB, IRS and or other Regulatory Pronouncements you consulted.

Hassle-Free Web is bidding to provide web hosting services for Hotel Lisbon. Hotel Lisbon pays its current provider $10,400 per year for hosting its web page, handling transactions, etc. Hassle-Free figures that it will need to purchase equipment worth $14,800 up front and then spend $1,800 per year on monitoring, updates, and bandwidth to provide the service for 33 years. If Hassle-Free's cost of capital is 9.7 %, can it bid less than $10,400 per year to provide the service and still increase its value by doing so?

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