Assume we have a stock currently worth $50. We also assume the interest rate is zero, and we can buy options for this stock with a strike price of $50. If the stock can rise or fall by $10 with equal probability over the option period, and the option cannot be exercised until the expiration date, what is the time value of the option?
A. $5
B. $50
C. $40
D. $10
Answer: A
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A) M1 but not M2. B) M2 but not M1. C) M2 and M1. D) neither M1 nor M2.
Which of the following statements concerning income and substitution effects is not true?
a. Income and substitution effects cause the demand curve to slope downward. b. When the price of a good falls, real purchasing power increases and consumers can purchase more of all goods. c. The substitution effect describes the situation in which more of the good whose price has fallen is purchased, and less of all other goods is purchased. d. A price decrease of one good cannot cause the income effect. e. Income and substitution effects are related to diminishing marginal utility and consumer equilibrium.
Frictional unemployment is the result of
a. not enough jobs for everyone to be employed. b. unemployed workers' skills not matching those needed for the available jobs. c. a decline in the demand for labor, such as during a recession. d. imperfect information and temporary periods of unemployment while workers are changing jobs.
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