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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:

Fixed Manufacturing Overhead

Indirect production costs that remain constant regardless of the level of production, such as rent, property taxes, and insurance.

Variances

The differences between planned or expected financial outcomes and the actual financial outcomes.

Fixed Overhead

The portion of overhead costs that remains constant regardless of the level of production or business activity.

Direct Labor

The labor costs directly tied to the production of goods or services, such as wages paid to employees who physically produce a product.