XYZ, Inc Stock Is Currently Trading for $47 and Will Either

question 105

Multiple Choice

XYZ, Inc. stock is currently trading for $47 and will either rise to $49 or fall to $44 in one year. The risk-free rate for one year is 6 percent. You own a call option with a strike price of $32, which expires in one year. What is the value of your call option? (Do not round intermediate computations. Round final answer to two decimal places.)

• A) $0
• B) $5.27
• C) $10.05
• D) $16.81

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