A LEAPS call with an expiration date of two years is an option to buy stock at

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A LEAPS call with an expiration date of two years is an option to buy stock at $24.

The current market price of the stock is $35, and the market price of the LEAPS is $15.

a) What is the option’s intrinsic value?

b) What is the time premium paid for the LEAPS?

c) If after two years the stock is selling for $50, what will be the price of the LEAPS?

What is the percentage increase in the value of the stock and in the value of the option?

d) Why does the time premium disappear?

e) If after two years the stock is selling for $22, what will be the price of the LEAPS?

What is the percentage decrease in the value of the stock and in the value of the option?

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