You Would Like to Hold a Protective Put Position on the Stock

question 40

Multiple Choice

You would like to hold a protective put position on the stock of Avalon Corporation to lock in a guaranteed minimum value of $50 at year-end. Avalon currently sells for $50. Over the next year, the stock price will increase by 10% or decrease by 10%. The T-bill rate is 5%. Unfortunately, no put options are traded on Avalon Co.
What portfolio position in stock and T-bills will ensure you a payoff equal to the payoff that would be provided by a protective put with X = $50?

• A) ½ share of stock and $25 in bills
• B) 1 share of stock and $50 in bills
• C) ½ share of stock and $26.19 in bills
• D) 1 share of stock and $25 in bills

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Definitions:

Temporary Difference

A difference between the book value and tax value of an asset or liability that results in taxable or deductible amounts in future years.

Tax Provision

An amount recorded in advance for expected future tax payments due to governmental regulations and business operations.

Interperiod Tax Allocation

The practice of distributing income tax expenses over different accounting periods to match taxes with the revenues they are associated with.

Book Income

The income reported by a company in its financial statements, differing from taxable income due to various adjustments.