The Common Stock of Mercury Motors Is Selling for $43

question 11

Multiple Choice

The common stock of Mercury Motors is selling for $43.90 a share. U.S. Treasury bills are currently yielding 4.5%. What is the current value of a one-year call option on Mercury Motors stock if the exercise price is $37.50 and you assume the option will finish in the money?

• A) $6.12
• B) $6.40
• C) $6.69
• D) $7.67
• E) $8.01

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Definitions:

Inference Forms

The structures or patterns of logical reasoning where conclusions are drawn from premises based on rules of logical thinking.

Conj

A shortened form for "conjunction," representing words that function to connect words, phrases, clauses, or sentences.

MP

Often stands for "Member of Parliament", an individual elected to serve in the legislative body of a country. Alternatively, in logical reasoning, it stands for "Modus Ponens", a form of argument where from premises in the form "If P then Q" and "P", one infers "Q".

Inference Forms

Structures of reasoning or argumentation where certain premises logically lead to a conclusion.