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Suppose that a September call option with a strike price of $105 costs $9.5.  Under what circumstances will the seller (or writer) of the option earn a profit? Let S equal the price of the underlying.

Suppose that a September call option with a strike price of $130 costs $10. Under what circumstances will the seller (or writer) of the option earn a profit? Let S equal the price of the underlying.

Which of the following describes a short position in an option?

Suppose that a September put option with a strike price of $130 costs $13.0. Under what circumstances will the seller (or writer) of the option earn a profit? Let S equal the price of the underlying.

 The physician orders Thorazine 20 mg po q4h. The drug is available in 120-mL bottles of Thorazine syrup containing 100 mg/15 mL. How many milliliters will the nurse administer as a single dose?

A European call option with a strike price of $110.5 and maturity of 7.0 months costs $23.809. The underlying stock price is $128.0. The continuously compounded risk-free rate is 8.75 percent per year. What is the value of a European put option with strike price of $110.5 and maturity of 7.0 months?

Suppose that a September put option with a strike price of $65 costs $5.5.  Under what circumstances will the holder of the option earn a profit? Let S equal the price of the underlying.

Suppose that a September put option with a strike price of $110 costs $5.0. Under what circumstances will the seller (or writer) of the option earn a profit? Let S equal the price of the underlying.

Suppose that a September put option with a strike price of $50 costs $14. 5. Under whatcircumstances will the holder of the option earn a profit? Let S equal the price of theunderlying.

Modern Portfolio Managers (MPM) hold a 2.5 million dollar portfolio of stocks with abeta of 0.95 measured with respect to the S&P 500 index. The current value of a futurescontract on the index is 1109. 3. The multiplier on the futures equals $250. If MPM wishesto increase its systematic risk in its portfolio to 1. 75, how many contracts must it buy orsell?