Saturday, November 9, 2019

A stock is currently selling for $56 a share. The risk-free rate is 3 percent and the standard deviation is 18 percent

A stock is currently selling for $56 a share. The risk-free rate is 3 percent and the standard deviation is 18 percent. What is the value of d1 of a 9-month call option with a strike price of $57.50? 
 
A. 
-0.01506

B. 
0.05271

C. 
0.05740

D. 
0.06420

E. 
0.06752


 


65.
A stock is currently selling for $36 a share. The risk-free rate is 3.8 percent and the standard deviation is 27 percent. What is the value of d1 of a 9-month call option with a strike price of $40? 
 
A. 
-0.21872

B. 
-0.21179

C. 
-0.21047

D. 
-0.20950

E. 
-0.20356


 

66.
The delta of a call option on a firm's assets is 0.767. This means that a $75,000 project will increase the value of equity by: 
 
A. 
$38,350.

B. 
$45,336.

C. 
$57,525.

D. 
$64,627.

E. 
$65,189.
Increase in equity value = $75,000 × 0.767 = $57,525


67.
The delta of a call option on a firm's assets is 0.727. This means that a $195,000 project will increase the value of equity by: 
 
A. 
$141,765.

B. 
$180,219.

C. 
$211,481.

D. 
$264,909.

E. 
$268,226.
Increase in equity value = $195,000 × 0.727 = $141,765

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