USE THE INFORMATION BELOW FOR THE FOLLOWING PROBLEM(S)

question 54

Multiple Choice

USE THE INFORMATION BELOW FOR THE FOLLOWING PROBLEM(S)
The information provided is relevant in the context of a one period (one year) binomial option pricing model. A stock currently trades at $50 per share, and a call option on the stock has an exercise price of $45. The stock is equally likely to rise by 25 percent or fall by 25 percent. The one-year, risk-free rate is 2 percent.
-Refer to Exhibit 16.5. Calculate the price of the call option today (C₀) .

• A) $7.56
• B) $17.48
• C) $9.26
• D) $5.0
• E) $17.15

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