The stock price for Chevrolet is $35. An investor believes that the stock price will experience significant volatility in the following six months but is uncertain about the direction of the share price movements. He decides to use a long straddle strategy by buying both a put and a call option for Chevrolet, with the same expiration date in 6 months and the same strike price of $35. The investor paid a premium of $2.09 for the call option and a premium of $2.38 for the put option. 1. What will be the net profit or loss for the investor if the stock price is $38 on the expiration date of the options?
2. Investor B believes that Chevrolet stock price will stay in a narrow range around $35 in the next 6 months. He decides to sell a straddle by selling both a put option and a call option for Chevrolet, with the same expiration date in June and the same strike price of $35. What will be the net profit or loss for the investor if the stock price is $32.04 on the expiration date of the options?
3. How far can the stock price move in either direction before the net profit of investor B becomes negative (in $)?

Alandowner entered into a written agreement with a real estate broker whereby the broker would receive a commission of 10% of the sale price if he procured a "ready, willing, and able buyer" for the landowner's property and if the sale actually proceeded through closing. the broker found a buyer who agreed in writing to buy the property from the landowner for $100,000, the landowner's asking price. the buyer put up $6,000 as a down payment. the agreement between the landowner and the buyer contained a liquidated damages clause providing that, if the buyer defaulted by failing to tender the balance due of $94,000 at the closing date, damages would be 10% of the purchase price. the landowner included that clause because she was counting on using the proceeds of the sale for a business venture that would likely net her at least $10,000. the buyer became seriously ill and defaulted. when he recovered, he demanded that the landowner return his $6,000, and the landowner refused. the broker also demanded the $6,000 from the landowner and was refused. the broker and the buyer filed separate suits against the landowner, with the buyer pleading impossibility of performance. the two cases are consolidated into a single case. how should the court rule as to the disposition of the $6,000?

Corporations with suppliers, vendors, and customers all over the globe are referred to as : a) global corporations b) international corporations c) multinational corporations d) multicultural corporations

Robert black, regional manager for ford in texas and oklahoma, faced a dilemma. the ford f-150 pickup truck was the best-selling pickup ever, yet ford's headquarters in detroit had decided to introduce a completely redesigned f-150. how could mr. black sell both trucks at the same time? he still had "old" f-150s in stock. in his advertising, mr. black referred to the new f-150s as follows: "not a better f-150. just the only truck good enough to be the next f-150." this statement represents ford's of the new f-150.