A Firm with Assets Value at $20 Million Issues a 10

question 10

Multiple Choice

A firm with assets value at $20 million issues a 10 year zero-coupon bond with a par value of $22 million. Using a put option approach, what is the value of an insurance contract on the bond given r = .05, volatility is given as .18 and there is no dividend paid by the company?

• A) $0.82 million
• B) $1.27 million
• C) $2.23 million
• D) $2.98 million

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Definitions:

Producer Surplus

The difference between the amount that producers are willing and able to sell a good for and the amount they actually receive (market price).

Total Surplus

The sum of consumer surplus and producer surplus, representing the total net benefit to society from a market transaction.

Deadweight Loss

The reduction of economic efficiency that happens when the free market does not achieve equilibrium for a particular good or service.

Tariff

A tax imposed by a government on goods and services imported from other countries to protect domestic industries from foreign competition.