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An oil drilling company must choose between two mutually exclusive extraction pr

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Question

An oil drilling company must choose between two mutually exclusive extraction projects, and each costs $12.6 million. Under Plan A, all the oil would be extracted in 1 year, producing a cash flow at t = 1 of $15.12 million. Under Plan B, cash flows would be $2.2389 million per year for 20 years. The firm's WACC is 11.8%.

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Explanation / Answer

Discount Rate