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Problem 1: You are trying to decide whether to make an investment of $500 million in a new technology to produce Everlasting Gobstoppers. There is a 60% chance that the market for these candies will produce profits of $100 million? annually, a 20%chance the market will produce profits of $50 ?million, and a 20% chance that there will be no profits. The size of the market will become clear one year from now.? Currently, the cost of capital of the project is 11% per year. There is a 20%chance that the cost of capital will drop to 9% in a year and stay at that level? forever, and an 80% chance that it will stay at 11% forever. Movements in the cost of capital are unrelated to the size of the candy market. Construct the decision tree that shows the choices you have to make the investment either today or one year from now.