Questions from General Investment


Q: Jill Clark invested $25,000 in the bonds of Industrial

Jill Clark invested $25,000 in the bonds of Industrial Aromatics, Inc. She held them for 13 months, at the end of which she sold them for $26,746. During the period of ownership she received $2,000 in...

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Q: Linda Babeu, who is in a 33% ordinary tax bracket

Linda Babeu, who is in a 33% ordinary tax bracket (federal and state combined) and pays a 15% capital gains rate on dividends and capital gains for holding periods longer than 12 months, purchased 10...

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Q: Mom and Pop had a portfolio of long-term bonds that

Mom and Pop had a portfolio of long-term bonds that they purchased many years ago. The bonds pay 12% interest annually, and the face value is $100,000. If Mom and Pop are in the 25% tax bracket, what...

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Q: On January 1, 2017, Simon Love’s portfolio of 15 common

On January 1, 2017, Simon Love’s portfolio of 15 common stocks had a market value of $264,000. At the end of May 2017, Simon sold one of the stocks, which had a beginning of- year value of $26,300, fo...

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Q: Apple stock is selling for $120 per share. Call options

Apple stock is selling for $120 per share. Call options with a $117 exercise price are priced at $12. What is the intrinsic value of the option, and what is the time value?

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Q: Refer to Problem 14.9. What happens if you are

Refer to Problem 14.9. What happens if you are wrong and the price of XLB increases to $25 on the expiration date? Problem 14.9: You believe that oil prices will be rising more than expected and tha...

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Q: Rick owns stock in a retailer that he believes is highly undervalued

Rick owns stock in a retailer that he believes is highly undervalued. Rick expects that the stock will increase in value nicely over the long term. He is concerned, however, that the entire retail ind...

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Q: Twitter is trading at $34.50. Call options with

Twitter is trading at $34.50. Call options with a strike price of $35 are priced at $2.30. What is the intrinsic value of the option, and what is the time value?

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Q: Verizon is trading at $36. Put options with a strike

Verizon is trading at $36. Put options with a strike price of $45 are priced at $10.50. What is the intrinsic value of the option, and what is the time value?

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Q: Abercrombie & Fitch is trading at $21.50. Put

Abercrombie & Fitch is trading at $21.50. Put options with a strike price of $20.50 are priced at $0.85. What is the intrinsic value of the option, and what is the time value?

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