An Analyst Wants to Use the Black-Scholes Model to Value

question 10

Multiple Choice

An analyst wants to use the Black-Scholes model to value call options on the stock of Ledbetter Inc. based on the following data: • The price of the stock is $40.
• The strike price of the option is $40.
• The option matures in 3 months (t = 0.25) • The standard deviation of the stock's returns is 0.40, and the variance is 0.16.
• The risk-free rate is 6%.
Given this information, the analyst then calculated the following necessary components of the Black-Scholes model:
• d1 = 0.175
• d2 = -0.025
• N(d1) • N(d2) N(d1) and N(d2) represent areas under a standard normal distribution function. Using the Black-Scholes model, what is the value of the call option?

• A) $2.81
• B) $3.12
• C) $3.47
• D) $3.82
• E) $4.20

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