Maverick Manufacturing, Inc., must purchase gold in three months for use in its operations. Maverick's management has estimated that if the price of gold were to rise above $1,590 per ounce, the firm would go bankrupt. The current price of gold is $1,510 per ounce. The firm's chief financial officer believes that the price of gold will either rise to $1,725 per ounce or fall to $1,400 per ounce over the next three months. Management wishes to eliminate any risk of the firm going bankrupt. Maverick can borrow and lend at the risk-free EAR of 5.5 percent.

a-1.Should the company buy a call option or a put option on gold?a-2.What strike price would the company like this option to have?(Do not round intermediate calculations.)

b.How much should such an option sell for in the open market?(Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answer to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.)

c.Suppose no options currently trade on gold. What are the transactions needed in order to create an option that is synthetic with identical payoffs to a traded option?(Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answer to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.)

d.How much does the synthetic option cost?(Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answer to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.)