Reference no: EM131966042

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 that 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%.

While Kim expects the cash flows to be $3 million a year, it recognizes that the cash flows could, in fact, 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 1 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 the variance of the project's rate of return is 6.54% and the risk-free rate is 5%. Enter your answer in millions.

For example, an answer of $1.2 million should be entered as 1.2, not 1,200,000. Do not round intermediate calculations.