The current price of stock ABC is 40. Stock ABC pays dividends continuously at a rate proportional

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The current price of stock ABC is 40. Stock ABC pays dividends continuously at a rate proportional to its price. The dividend yield is 3%. The continuously compounded risk-free interest rate is 6%.

The following table shows the premiums of two-year put options on stock ABC of various strike prices:

Strike Price 35 40 45 Put Premium 0.44 1.99 5.08

Let S(2) be the price of stock ABC two years from now. 

Determine the range of values of S(2) for which a 35-45 long bull spread outperforms a 40-strike long straddle, both of which are on stock ABC and expire in two years.

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