Return to the WTM case in the chapter where it is said that WTM could hedge its

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Return to the WTM case in the chapter where it is said that WTM could hedge its exposure to the price risk of copper by purchasing a call option for $336 that would give it the right to buy one ton of copper in three months for $6,000. The spot price of a ton of copper is $6,000 and the risk-free rate is 5 percent. 

a. What is the annual volatility of the price of copper?

b. What would be the call premium to buy a ton of copper in three months at $5,900? Explain the difference with the call premium to buy a ton of copper in three months at $6,000.

c. What should the supplier of copper do if it wants to hedge its price risk to deliver a ton of copper in three months at $6,000?

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