Calculating the Value of Option
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Black-Scholes Model
Assume that you have been given the following information on Purcell Industries:
Current stock price = $18 Strike price of option = $13
Time to maturity of option = 4 months Risk-free rate = 5%
Variance of stock return = 0.13
d1 = 1.747426 N(d1) = 0.959718
d2 = 1.539259 N(d2) = 0.93813
According to the Black-Scholes option pricing model, what is the option's value? Round your answer to the nearest cent.
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This solution depicts the steps to estimate the value of a option- the full solution is clearly presented in an Excel file.
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Current Price of stock=S= 18
Strike price of option=K= 13
Risk free rate=r= 5%
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