Use These Option Quotes to Answer This Question:
ZZ Industries

question 43

Multiple Choice

Use these option quotes to answer this question:
ZZ Industries: Price 34.36
Calls:
$\begin{array}{ccccccc}\text { Strike }&\text { Symbol}&\text { Last}&\text { Chg }&\text { Bid }&\text { Ask }&\text { Vol }&\text { open Int }\\30.00 & \text { ZZBF } & 4.30 & \downarrow .07 & 4.30 & 4.40 & 62 & 3,429 \\32.50 & \text { ZZBZ } & 1.87 & \downarrow .07 & 1.82 & 1.87 & 236 & 8,168 \\35.00 & \text { ZZBG } & .01 & \downarrow .05 & .00 & .01 & 3119 & 38,017\end{array}$



Puts:
$\begin{array}{lcccccrr}\text { Strike } & \text { Symbol } & \text { Last } & \text { Chg } & \text { Bid } & \text { Ask } & \text { Vol } & \text { Open Int } \\30.00 & \text { ZZNF } & .01 & .00 & .00 & .01 & 0 & 7,258 \\32.50 & \text { ZZNZ } & .01 & \downarrow .02 & .00 & .01 & 562 & 34,972 \\35.00 & \text { ZZNG } & .60 & \downarrow.14 & .63 & .68 & 2637 & 19,686\end{array}$


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You want the right, but not the obligation, to sell 300 shares of ZZ Industries stock at a price of $32.50 a share. How much will it cost you to establish this option position?

• A)$3.00
• B)$4.00
• C)$3.60
• D)$3.78
• E)$3.82

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Definitions:

Monopoly

A market structure characterized by a single seller selling a unique product with no close substitutes, leading to significant control over the market price.

Close Substitutes

Products or services that can serve as replacements for each other with minor adjustments, often similar in function or purpose.

Barriers To Entry

Factors that make it difficult for new firms to enter a market, such as high startup costs, complex regulations, or entrenched competitors.

Monopolistic Competition

A market structure characterized by many firms selling differentiated products, allowing for some degree of market power.