Use the Following Data for a Single-Period Binomial Model to Answer

question 15

Multiple Choice

Use the following data for a single-period binomial model to answer the questions that follow.
- The stock's price S is $50.After three months,it either goes up by the factor U = 1.16038286 or it goes down by the factor D = 0.85963276.
- Options mature after T =0 0.25 years.
- The continuously compounded risk-free interest rate r is 4 percent per year.
-Given the above data,the value of a call option with a strike price of $45 is:

• A) $1.65
• B) $3.45
• C) $6.45
• D) $7.08
• E) None of these answers are correct.

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Definitions:

Marginal Cost

The increase in cost that results from producing one additional unit of a good or service.

Efficiency Loss

The loss of potential economic welfare when resources are not optimally allocated, leading to outcomes where potential benefits exceed costs.

Sacrificed Output

The quantity of goods or services forgone in the production of another good or service, highlighting the concept of opportunity cost.

Tax Revenue

The financial earnings governments receive through taxing.