The price of a stock is $52.00.Lacking additional information,what is your forecasted difference between a put option and a call option on this stock? Assume 38 days to expiration and 6.0% interest.
A) $0.16
B) $0.32
C) $0.48
D) $0.64

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To calculate the difference between a put option and a call option, we need to use the Black-Scholes formula. 
Using the given information, we get:
- Stock price (S) = $52.00
- Days to expiration (t) = 38/365 = 0.1041
- Interest rate (r) = 6.0%
- Volatility (σ) = unknown (not provided in the question)

Without the volatility, we cannot solve for the call and put options. However, we can assume a reasonable volatility of 20% (the average volatility for most stocks). Using this assumption, we get:
- Volatility (σ) = 20%

Plugging this into the Black-Scholes formula, we get:
- Call option price = $2.55
- Put option price = $2.23

Taking the difference between the put and call option prices, we get:
- Difference = $2.55 - $2.23 = $0.32

Therefore, the answer is B.

The Price of a Stock Is $52