Construct profit diagrams at expiration time to show what position in ibm puts, calls and/or underlying stock best expresses the investor’s objectives described below. ibm currently sells for $150 so that profit diagrams between $100 and $200 in $10 increments are appropriate. also assume that at-the-money puts and calls currently cost $20 each. the call with strike $140 costs $25 and the call with strike $160 costs $17.
(a) an investor wants upside potential if ibm increases but wants (net) losses no greater than $15 if prices decline.(b) an investor wants to capture prots if ibm declines in price but wants a guaranteed limited loss if prices increase.(c) an investor wants to capture prots if ibm declines in price and is ready to accept unlimited losses if prices increase. further, the investor wants to break even if the stock price does not change between now and the maturity of the options.
(d) an investor wants to prot if ibm's upcoming earnings announcement is either unexpectedly good or disappointingly bad.

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The cutting department of cassel company has the following production and cost data for july. production costs 1. transferred out 12,300 units. beginning work in process $0 2. started 3,900 units that are 60% materials 62,856 complete as to conversion labor 12,622 costs and 100% complete as manufacturing overhead 23,100 to materials at july 31. materials are entered at the beginning of the process. conversion costs are incurred uniformly during the process. determine the equivalent units of production for (1) materials and (2) conversion costs. materials conversion costs total equivalent units of production link to text link to text compute unit costs. (round unit costs to 2 decimal places, e.g. 2.25.) materials $ conversion costs $ link to text link to text prepare a cost reconciliation schedule. (round unit costs to 2 decimal places, e.g. 2.25 and final answers to 0 decimal places, e.g. 1,225.) cost reconciliation costs accounted for transferred out $ work in process, july 31 materials $ conversion costs total costs $

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