Here we follow Copeland and Weston (1992) and calculate the aban-
donment put value. One uses the present value of the abandoned cash flow
as the equivalent of the stock price, the abandonment value as the exercise
price, and a two-year period for the option. If the risk-free rate is 3 per-
cent, the value of the put option is calculated to be $25.51 million.
N(d 1 ) = .09
N(d 2 ) = .06
vc=−
−
=−
===−
40 192 09
70
2 71828 03 2
06
362
70
106
06
3 62 3 96 34
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d 2 =−−=−−=1 36..163 2 1 36.(.). 23 1 59
d 1
40 192
70
03 2
163 2
1
2
163 2
55 06
163 2
1
2
163 2
55 06
33
12 1 36
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=
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=
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ln
.
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dd 21 ==σt
d
P
Ex
rt
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σ
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e
ccs=−() (^12) rtNd( )