The common stock of Mercury Motors is selling for $28.97 a share while one-year U.S.Treasury securities are currently yielding 2.8 percent.What is the current value per share of a one-year call option on Mercury Motors stock if the exercise price is $22.50 and you assume the option will finish in the money?

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The current value per share of a one-year call option on Mercury Motors stock, assuming it will finish in the money, can be calculated as the difference between the current stock price and the exercise price, adjusted for the risk-free rate (in this case, the yield on one-year U.S. Treasury securities). However, the basic calculation for an in-the-money call option value is the current stock price minus the exercise price, without adjusting for the risk-free rate, as that would require a more complex model like Black-Scholes. Therefore, the value is $28.97 (current stock price) - $22.50 (exercise price) = $6.47. The closest value to this calculation is $6.47, but since it's not an option, the explanation might involve a slight miscalculation or rounding in the question's premise. Given the options, $7.08 (E) is the closest, suggesting a possible error in the question or the need for a more precise calculation method that wasn't fully described.

The Common Stock of Mercury Motors Is Selling for $28