OklahomaOklahoma Instruments (OI) Is Considering a Project Called F-200 That

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OklahomaOklahoma Instruments (OI) is considering a project called F-200 that has an up-front cost of $250,000. The project's subsequent cash flows are critically dependent on whether another of its products, F-100, becomes an industry standard. There is a 50% chance that the F-100 will become the industry standard, in which case the F-200's expected cash flows will be $110,000 at the end of each of the next 5 years. There is a 50% chance that the F-100 will not become the industry standard, in which case the F-200's expected cash flows will be $25,000 at the end of each of the next 5 years. Assume that the cost of capital is 12%.
-Refer to Scenario: Oklahoma.Now assume that 1 year from now OI will know if the F-100 has become the industry standard.Also assume that after receiving the cash flows at t = 1,OI has the option to abandon the project,in which case it will receive an additional $100,000 at t = 1 but no cash flows after t = 1.Assuming that the cost of capital remains at 12%,what is the estimated value of the abandonment option?

A) $2,075
B) $4,067
C) $8,945
D) $10,745