Covered Call and Protective Put) An investor buys 1 share of stock XYZ at $80 but now has a short term bearish view on the stock. The investor sees that the following options are traded with high liquidity and considers some option strategies. (In your answers, assume that options are traded at the mid-point of bid and ask prices and the transaction costs are zero.) Option Type Maturity Strike Price Bid Ask Call Nov 20, 2020 $90 $2.00 $2.10 Put Nov 20, 2020 $70 $0.80 $0.90 1. Covered Call Strategy a. (1) Explain how the investor can use the above option(s) to construct a covered call strategy.

Biochemical corp. requires $600,000 in financing over the next three years. the firm can borrow the funds for three years at 10.80 percent interest per year. the ceo decides to do a forecast and predicts that if she utilizes short-term financing instead, she will pay 7.50 percent interest in the first year, 12.15 percent interest in the second year, and 8.25 percent interest in the third year. assume interest is paid in full at the end of each year. a)determine the total interest cost under each plan. a) long term fixed rate: b) short term fixed rate: b) which plan is less costly? a) long term fixed rate plan b) short term variable rate plan

Which of the following statements regarding the southern economy at the end of the nineteenth century is accurate? the south was producing as much cotton as it had before the civil war.

Assume that (i) setups need to be completed first; (ii) a setup can only start once the batch has arrived at the resource, and (iii) all flow units of a batch need to be processed at a resource before any of the units of the batch can be moved to the next resource. process step 1 molding 2 painting 3 dressing setup time 15 min. 30 min. no setup processing time 0.25 min./unit 0.15 min./unit 0.30 min./unit which batch size would minimize inventory without decreasing the process capacity?