Saturday, November 9, 2019

The price of Time Squared Corp. stock will be either $80 or $95 at the end of the year. Call options are available with one year to expiration

The price of Time Squared Corp. stock will be either $80 or $95 at the end of the year. Call options are available with one year to expiration. T-bills currently yield 6 percent and the current price of Time Squared Corp. stock is $85. What is the value of a call option if the exercise price is $75 per share? 
 
A. 
$14.25

B. 
$15.06

C. 
$18.78

D. 
$24.25

E. 
$25.06
C0 = $85 - [$75/(1 + 0.06)] = $14.25


94.
The price of Dimension, Inc. stock will be either $65 or $87 at the end of the year. Call options are available with one year to expiration. T-bills currently yield 5 percent. Suppose the current price of Dimension stock is $70. What is the value of the call option if the exercise price is $70 per share? 
 
A. 
$6.26

B. 
$8.48

C. 
$11.58

D. 
$15.39

E. 
$17.62
$70 = [($87 - $65)/($87 - $70)]C0 + $65/(1 + 0.05); C0 = $6.26


95.
Rackin Pinion Corporation's assets are currently worth $1,260. In one year, they will be worth either $1,200 of $1,610. The risk-free interest rate is 5 percent. Suppose Rackin Pinion has an outstanding debt issue with a face value of $1,200. What is the current value of the firm's debt? 
 
A. 
$60.00

B. 
$114.14

C. 
$1,142.86

D. 
$1,263.19

E. 
$1,504.20
E0 = $1,260 - [$1,200/(1 + 0.05)] = $117.14
D0 = $1,260 - $117.14 = $1,142.86

96.
Buckeye Industries has a bond issue with a face value of $1,000 that is coming due in one year. The value of Buckeye's assets is currently $1,350. Jim Tressell, the CEO, believes that the assets in the firm will be worth either $600 or $1,700 in a year. The going rate on one-year T-bills is 6 percent. What is the current value of the firm's debt? 
 
A. 
$601.18

B. 
$851.11

C. 
$864.24

D. 
$878.78

E. 
$911.03
$1,350 = [($1,700 - $600)/($1,700 - $1,000)] E0 + [$600/(1 + 0.06)] = $498.89
D0 = $1,200 - $498.89 = $851.11

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