Question: Assuming the same initial values for the dollar/pound cross rate in this table (attached) how much more would a call option on pounds be if

Assuming the same initial values for the dollar/pound cross rate in this table (attached) how much more would a call option on pounds be if the maturity increases from 90 to180

days? What percentage increase is this for the length of maturity?

If the maturity increases from 90 to 180 days, a call option on pounds would be _____$/pound. (Round to six decimal places.)

Pricing Currency Options on the Euro
A U.S.-based firm wishing to buy A British firm wishing to buy
or sell euros (the foreign currency) or sell dollars (the foreign currency)
Variable Value Variable Value
Spot rate (domestic/foreign) S0 $ 1.8674 S0 0.5355
Forward rate (domestic/foreign) F0 $ 1.8533 F0 0.5396
Strike rate (domestic/foreign) X $ 1.8 X 0.5556
Domestic interest rate (% p.a.) rd 1.453 % rd 4.525 %
Foreign interest rate (% p.a.) rf 4.525 % rf 1.453 %
Time (years, 365 days) T 0.247 T 0.247
Days equivalent 90 90
Volatility (% p.a.) s 9.4 % s 9.4 %
d1 0.648 d1 -0.60212
d2 0.60128 d2 -0.64884
N(d1) 0.74151 N(d1) 0.27355
N(d2) 0.72617 N(d2) 0.25822
Call option premium (per unit fc) c $ 0.0669 c 0.0041
Put option premium (per unit fc) p $ 0.0138 p 0.0199
(European pricing)
Call option premium (%) c 3.58 % c 0.77 %
Put option premium (%) p 0.74 % p 3.72 %

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