1. Suppose you purchase one Texas Instruments August 75 call contract quoted at $8.50 and write one Texas Instruments August 80 call contract quoted at $6. If, at expiration, the price of a share of Texas Instruments stock is $79, your profit would be . 2. The common stock of ABC Corporation has been trading in a narrow price range for the past month, and you are convinced it is going to stay in that range in the next three months. You do not know whether it will go up or down, however. The current price of the stock is $100 per share, and the price of a three-month call option on ABC stock with an exercise price of $100 is $10. The price of the three-month put option on ABC stock with an exercise price of $100 is $8.00.
A. What would be the profit/loss, if ABC stock falls to $95?
B. What would be the break-even points of your strategies?

If the government is required to balance the budget and the economy falls into a recession, which of the actions is a feasible policy response? cut taxes to encourage consumer spending invest in infrastructure increase government spending to stimulate the economy cut spending equal to the reduction in tax revenue what is a likely consequence of this policy? unemployment falls due to the economic stimulus. the negative consequences of the recession are magnified. consumer spending increases due to their ability to keep more of their after-tax income. there is hyperinflation due to an increase in aggregate demand.

Peppy roaney believes that pizza is a much more versatile dish than most people realize. as the national marketing manager for pizza guys, he observed how consumers were delighted with barbecue pizza, hawaiian pizza, mexican pizza and other unique combinations. his suggestions for other unusual pizzas, however, were met with a negative response by his superiors. even some of his colleagues laughed at his ideas. peppy's confidence in his ability to understand the market has led him to focus on planning a business of his own. peppy realizes that he will take a risk when he leaves his job with pizza guys and embarks upon a new venture: peppy's pizzazzeria. peppy is excited about the potential of profitably catering to the unmet desires of pizza consumers. peppy is confident that peppy's pizzazzeria will be a success, but only if he has enough money to do things right. since peppy has very little personal wealth, he knows he must obtain financial assistance. in order to prepare for meetings with bankers and p

Discuss how the resource-based view (rbv) of the firm combines the two perspectives of (1) an internal analysis of a firm and (2) an external analysis of its industry and its competitive environment. include comments on the different types of firm resources and how these resources can be used by a firm to build sustainable competitive advantages.