Task: Black-Scholes Model
Assume that you have been given the following information on Purcell Industries:
Current stock price = $18 Strike price of option = $13
Time to maturity of option = 4 months Risk-free rate = 5%
Variance of stock return = 0.13
d1 = 1.747426 N(d1) = 0.959718
d2 = 1.539259 N(d2) = 0.93813
According to the Black-Scholes option pricing model, what is the option's value? Round your answer to the nearest cent.