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<strong>of</strong> $345m at year 0 (which is $672.31m at year 7), it is assumed that the patent wouldworth $600m <strong>in</strong> Year 7. And the salvage value would drop by $120m every two years.Similar as the situation above, the abandonment option adds a value <strong>of</strong> $81.78m <strong>to</strong> thepresent value, which gives PV * (PV+O) = 672.31 + 81.78 = $754.09m.Figure 5.7: Valuation <strong>of</strong> Option B (underly<strong>in</strong>g: Both)In the case that the compound is found <strong>to</strong> be useful <strong>to</strong> both depression and weight loss,while the PV is $2250m at year 0 (which is $4384.61m at year 7), it is assumed thatthe patent would worth $4000m <strong>in</strong> Year 7, and the salvage value would drop by$800m every two years.Page | 51

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