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Nico Yong Is Considering the Purchase of 100 Cisco Systems

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Nico Yong is considering the purchase of 100 Cisco Systems shares at $22 per share. Because the economy is picking up, Nico believes the demand for Oracle's router systems will increase substantially causing the price of Cisco's shares to increase to $30 per share. As an alternative, Nico is considering the purchase of a call option for 100 shares of Cisco at with an exercise price of $25. This 180 day option will cost Nico $200. Ignore transaction costs and dividends. By how much must the share price rise for Nico to break even on the option transaction?


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