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question 38

Multiple Choice

Use the information for the question(s) below.
The current price of KD Industries stock is $20.In the next year the stock price will either go up by 20% or go down by 20%.KD pays no dividends.The one-year risk-free rate is 5% and will remain constant.
-Using risk-neutral probabilities,the calculated price of a one-year put option on KD stock with a strike price of $20 is closest to:

• A)$2.00.
• B)$2.15.
• C)$1.45.
• D)$2.40.

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Definitions:

Implicit Costs

The opportunity costs of using resources that a firm already owns, typically non-out-of-pocket costs.

Explicit Costs

Direct, out-of-pocket payments for goods or services used in production, such as wages or rent.

Accounting Profit

The financial gain calculated by subtracting total explicit costs from total revenue, not considering implicit costs.

Economic Profit

The difference between a firm's total revenue and its total costs, including both explicit and implicit costs.