Clemens Inc. is considering a $100 million investment in a new line of soft drinks. However, $100 million is a huge investment for Clemens; if things turn bad, it could wipe out the company. A few senior managers have suggested

Answer: expand

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Clemens Inc. is considering a $100 million investment in a new line of soft drinks. However, $100 million is a huge investment for Clemens; if things turn bad, it could wipe out the company. A few senior managers have suggested a smaller investment of $20 million to see if the market is as strong as they hope it is. If demand is strong and the opportunity is still available, Clemens will increase its investment at a later date. This example describes a real option to:

a. abandon

b. expand

An expansion option is an option that gives the company that bought a real option, the right to take part in certain actions, and to also expand its operations in the future even with little or no cost. In real estate, this option gives opportunities to the tenants to increase the space of the premises where they live.

This is the idea portrayed in the question when few senior managers suggested a smaller investment of $20 million should be made at first and when the demand is strong and the opportunity is still available, Clemens will increase its investment at a later date.