Please answer part A$/$BSuppose your employer offers you a choice between a $$5,000$ bonus and $100$ shares of the company's stock. Whichever one you choose will be awarded today. The stock is

currently trading at $$62\mathrm{.}24$ per share.

a$.$ Suppose that if you receive the stock bonus, you are free to trade it$.$ Which form of the bonus should you choose? What is its value?

b$.$ Suppose that if you receive the stock bonus, you are required to hold it for at least one year. What can you say about the value of the stock bonus now? What will your

decision depend on$?$

a$.$ Suppose that if you receive the stock bonus, you are free to trade it$.$ Which form of the bonus should you choose? What is its value?

If you are free to trade the stock, the value of the stock bonus today is $

$.($Round to the nearest dollar.$)$