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Use the option quote information shown here to answer the questions that follow. The stock is currently selling for $73. Calls Puts Strike Option Expiration

Use the option quote information shown here to answer the questions that follow. The stock is currently selling for $73.

Calls Puts
Strike
Option Expiration Price Vol. Last Vol. Last
RWJ Mar 68 243 4.50 173 4.60
Apr 68 183 10.35 140 9.35
Jul 68 152 11.20 56 12.80
Oct 68 73 12.10 24 11.75

a-1 Are the call options in or out of the money?
Out
In

a-2 What is the intrinsic value of an RWJ Corp. call option?

Intrinsic value $

b-1 Are the put options in or out of the money?
Out
In

b-2 What is the intrinsic value of an RWJ Corp. put option?

Intrinsic value $

c-1 Two of the options are clearly mispriced. Which ones?
Mar call
Apr call
Oct call
Mar put
Oct put
Apr put

c-2

What is the minimum amount of arbitrage profit you could make on each of the mispriced options? (Round your answers to 2 decimal places. (e.g., 32.16))

Mispriced option Profit
(Click to select)Apr callOct callJul callMar call $
(Click to select)Mar putJul putOct putApr put $

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