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Chapter Five— Case Study Analysis5.1 NPVBased on the case described <strong>in</strong> the case above, the figure below summarises theprocess <strong>of</strong> the project‘s three Phases with possible outcomes. Note here, as given <strong>in</strong>the case, all the cash flows given <strong>in</strong> the case earlier have been discounted <strong>to</strong> thepresent at the weighted average cost <strong>of</strong> capital <strong>of</strong> the company (assumed <strong>to</strong> be 10%).Figure 5.1: R&D Process <strong>of</strong> Davanrik at Merck & Co.If we work the tree backward, and take advantage <strong>of</strong> the fact that we have the option<strong>to</strong> choose whether <strong>to</strong> <strong>in</strong>vest $40 million at the end <strong>of</strong> Phase I and <strong>in</strong>vest at the end <strong>of</strong>Page | 43

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