A stock is currently at $50. Over each of the next two 6-month periods, the stock may move up to a factor 1.2 or down by a factor of 0.8 in each period. A European put option with strike price of $48 and maturity of one year is available. The current risk-free rate is 4.0% per year (20 points). a. Is the put option in the money or out the money

You decide to invest in a portfolio consisting of 25 percent stock a, 25 percent stock b, and the remainder in stock c. based on the following information, what is the expected return of your portfolio? state of economy probability of state return if state occurs of economy stock a stock b stock c recession .16 - 16.4 % - 2.7 % - 21.6 % normal .55 12.6 % 7.3 % 15.9 % boom .29 26.2 % 14.6 % 30.5 %

Bcorporation, a merchandising company, reported the following results for october: sales $ 490,000 cost of goods sold (all variable) $ 169,700 total variable selling expense $ 24,200 total fixed selling expense $ 21,700 total variable administrative expense $ 13,200 total fixed administrative expense $ 33,600 the contribution margin for october is:

Consider the labor market for heath care workers. because of the aging population in the united states, the output price for health care services has increased. holding all else equal, what effect does this have on the labor market for health care employees? a. the equilibrium wage increases and the equilibrium quantity of labor increases. b. the equilibrium wage increases and the equilibrium quantity of labor decreases. c. the equilibrium wage decreases and the equilibrium quantity of labor increases. d. the equilibrium wage decreases and the equilibrium quantity of labor decreases.