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Assume that you have been given the following information on Purcell Industries:

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Question

Assume that you have been given the following information on Purcell Industries:

Current stock price = $15                                          Stock price of option = $15

Time to maturity of options = 6 months                     Risk free rate = 6%

Varience of stock return = 0.12

d1 = 0.24495                                                    N(d1) = 0.59675

d2 = 0.00000                                                    N(d2) = 0.50000

Accoding to the Black-Scholes option pricing model, what is the option's value?

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Explanation / Answer

We have following formula for value of call option:

C= SN(d1) –KN(d2)e^(-rt)

S= spot price

N = cumulative standard normal distribution

N(d1)= Z(d1) =Z(0.24495)=0.59675

N(d2)= 0.50

K= Strike price

R=risk free rate

T= time in years

Plugging the values in the formula, we get:

C=15x0.59675– 15x.50xe^(-0.06x0.5)

C=8.95125 -7.27834

   = 1.6729