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You have written a call option on Walmart common stock. The
option has an exercise price of $77, and Walmart’s stock currently
trades at $75. The option premium is $1.40 per contract.
a. How much of the option premium is due to
intrinsic value versus time value?
b. What is your net profit if Walmart’s stock
price decreases to $73 and stays there until the option
expires?
c. What is your net profit on the option if
Walmart’s stock price increases to $83 at expiration of the option
and the option holder exercises the option?