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Problem 24-3 Calculating Payoffs [LO1]
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 Use the option quote information shown here to answer the questions that follow. The stock is currently selling for $41.  | 
| Calls | Puts | |||||||||||||||||
| Strike | ||||||||||||||||||
| Option | Expiration | Price | Vol. | Last | Vol. | Last | ||||||||||||
| Macrosoft | Feb | 43 | 99 | 1.63 | 54 | 2.63 | ||||||||||||
| Mar | 43 | 75 | 1.87 | 36 | 3.04 | |||||||||||||
| May | 43 | 36 | 2.15 | 25 | 3.46 | |||||||||||||
| Aug | 43 | 17 | 2.36 | 17 | 3.50 | |||||||||||||
| a. | 
 Suppose you buy 24 contracts of the February 43 call option. How much will you pay, ignoring commissions?  | 
   
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 Suppose you buy 24 contracts of the February 43 call option. Macrosoft stock is selling for $44 per share on the expiration date.  | 
| b-1. | How much is your options investment worth? | 
| b-2. | What if the terminal stock price is $43? | 
     
| Suppose you buy 24 contracts of the August 43 put option. | 
| c-1. | What is your maximum gain? | 
| c-2. | On the expiration date, Macrosoft is selling for $37 per share. How much is your options investment worth? | 
| c-3. | On the expiration date, Macrosoft is selling for $37 per share. What is your net gain? | 
    
| Suppose you sell 24 of the August 43 put contracts. | 
| d-1. | 
 What is your net gain or loss if Macrosoft is selling for $38 at expiration? (Enter your answer as a positive value.)  | 
| d-2. | What is your net gain or loss if Macrosoft is selling For $45 at expiration? (Enter your answer as a positive value.) | 
| d-3. | What is the break-even stock price? (Round your answer to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.) |