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A wildcat oil driller has enough capital to invest in only one project, that is, to drill one well in an East Texas oil field. A major oil company is drilling 100 wells in the same field. The probability of successfully striking oil is 10% for any well drilled in this field. Which of the following statements is MOST correct concerning the risk involved in these capital budgeting projects?
A) The risk for the wildcat driller is the same as the risk for the major oil company since they are both drilling in the same oil field.
B) The appropriate risk for the wildcat driller is systematic risk.
C) The appropriate risk for the major oil company is contribution-to-firm risk, if all shareholders of the firm are well diversified.
D) The best measure of risk for the wildcat oil driller is project standing alone risk.
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