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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.


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