Question: The table below contains the option quote information for a company called RWJ Corp. The stock shares of RWJ Corp. can be bought or sold

The table below contains the option quote information for a company called RWJ Corp. The stock shares of RWJ Corp. can be bought or sold in today's market for $76. In the table below, "last" means most recently available purchase price for that option.

Calls Puts
Option and NY Close Expiration in year 2023 Strike Price Vol. Last Vol. Last
RWJ
Mar 69 246 4.80 176 4.90
Apr 69 186 10.65 143 9.65
Jul 69 155 11.50 59 13.25
Oct 69 76 12.40 27 12.05

a-1. Are the call options in the money or out of the money?

multiple choice 1

In

Out

a-2. Calculate the intrinsic value of an RWJ Corp. call option. (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answer to the nearest whole number, e.g., 32.)
b-1. Are the put options in the money or out of the money?

multiple choice 2

Out

In

b-2. Calculate the intrinsic value of an RWJ Corp. put option. (HINT: Notice that the intrinsic value for a call option (slide 46) is identical to the call option payoff line (slide 14). Similarly, for put options, the intrinsic value is identical to its payoff line (slide 22).) (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answer to the nearest whole number, e.g., 32.)
c. In the table above, two of the options are not priced correctly, i.e., are either more expensive or cheaper than what they should sell for. Which two?

Mar call

apr call

oct call

mar put

oct put

apr put

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