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A stock currently trades for $130 per share. Options on the stock are available with a strike price of $125. The options expire in 10 days. The risk-free rate is 3 three over this time period, and the expected volatility is 0.35.
-Refer to Exhibit 16.3. Use the Black-Scholes option pricing model to calculate the price of a call option.
A) $5.19
B) $4.35
C) $3.93
D) $6.19
E) $8.17

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The Black-Scholes option pricing model is a mathematical model used for pricing European call and put options. The correct answer would depend on the inputs given (stock price, strike price, time to expiration, risk-free rate, and volatility) and the specific calculations based on the Black-Scholes formula. Without performing the actual calculation here, the correct choice is identified based on the information provided.