Blue Firm Low Price High Price
Yellow Firm Low Price Y: 26 , B: 20 Y: 48 , B: 12
High Price Y: 24 , B 36 Y: 38 , B: 32
According to the payout matrix above, where a higher value is considered better,
A. Both firms have a dominant strategy to pick the High Price option
B. Only the Yellow firm has a dominant strategy to pick the High Price option
C. Only the Blue firm has a dominant strategy to pick the High Price option
D. Only the Yellow firm has a dominant strategy to pick the Low Price option
E. Only the Blue firm has a dominant strategy to pick the Low Price option
F. Both firms have a dominant strategy to pick the Low Price option

The returns on the common stock of maynard cosmetic specialties are quite cyclical. in a boom economy, the stock is expected to return 22 percent in comparison to 9 percent in a normal economy and a negative 14 percent in a recessionary period. the probability of a recession is 35 percent while the probability of a boom is 10 percent. what is the standard deviation of the returns on this stock?

Profits from using currency options and futures.on july 2, the two-month futures rate of the mexican peso contained a 2 percent discount (unannualized). there was a call option on pesos with an exercise price that was equal to the spot rate. there was also a put option on pesos with an exercise price equal to the spot rate. the premium on each of these options was 3 percent of the spot rate at that time. on september 2, the option expired. go to the oanda.com website (or any site that has foreign exchange rate quotations) and determine the direct quote of the mexican peso. you exercised the option on this date if it was feasible to do so. a. what was your net profit per unit if you had purchased the call option? b. what was your net profit per unit if you had purchased the put option? c. what was your net profit per unit if you had purchased a futures contract on july 2 that had a settlement date of september 2? d. what was your net profit per unit if you sold a futures contract on july 2 that had a settlement date of september 2

Based on what you learned about time management which of these statements are true