Black-scholes model to value call options on stock

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1. An analyst wants to use the Black-Scholes model to value call options on the stock of Heath Corporation based on the following data:

The price of the stock is $40.

The strike price of the option is $40.

The option matures in 3 months (t = 0.25).

The standard deviation of the stock's returns is 0.40, and the variance is 0.16.

The risk-free rate is 6%.

2. Which of the following statements is FALSE?

The dividend discount model values the stock based on a forecast of the future dividends paid to shareholders.

One assumption used to forecast for the firm's future dividends is that the dividends will grow at a constant rate, g, forever.

Compared to bond coupon payments, there is a lot of uncertainty associated with any forecast of a firm's future dividends.

According to the constant dividend growth model, the value of the firm depends on the current dividend level divided by the equity cost of capital plus the growth rate, g.

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