16. The price of a European call option on a stock with a strike price of $50 is $6. The stock price is $51, the continuously compounded risk-free rate (all maturities) is 6% and the time to maturity is one year. A dividend of $1 is expected in six months. What is the price of a one-year European put option on the stock with a strike price of $50? A. $8.97 B. $6.97 C. $3.06 D. $1.12 17. A European call and a European put on a stock have the same strike price and time to maturity, At 10:00am on a certain day, the price of the call is $3 and the price of the put is $4. At 10:01am news reaches the market that has no effect on the stock price or interest rates, but increases volatilities. As a result the price of the call changes to $4.50. Which of the following is correct? A. The put price increases to $6.00 B. The put price decreases to $2.00 C. The put price increases to $5.50 D. It is possible that there is no effect on the put price