The XYZ Company Has an Assembly Plant in Cincinnati and Its

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Essay

The XYZ Company has an assembly plant in Cincinnati and its parts plant in Indianapolis. Parts are transported from Indianapolis to Cincinnati using trucks. Each shipment costs $100. The Cincinnati plant assembles and sells 300 finished products each day and operates 50 weeks a year. Part #456 costs $50 and XYZ Company incurs a holding cost of 20 percent per year. How many of part #456 should XYZ Company put in each shipment? What is the cycle inventory of part #456 at XYZ Company?

Understand the factors affecting option pricing, including underlying stock price movements and strike prices.

Apply the risk-free rate of return in option valuation.

Analyze the payoff from different options strategies, including writing calls and puts.

Calculate the profit or loss from executing options contracts.

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