7. The current price of one share of stock is 70.00. The stock pays no dividends. Therisk-free rate is 3%. One year call and put options on the stock are available forvarious strike prices. Mr. Smith observes the following prices of the one yearoptions:Strike PriceK₁K₂Call Option6.502.00Put Option1.034633.32775Smith buys a call spread consisting of one long call with a strike price of Ki andone short call with a strike price of K2. (K2 > K1).a. What is the maximum possible payoff of Smith's portfolio?b. What is the minimum profit of Smith's portfolio?

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7. The current price of one share of stock is 70.00. The stock pays no dividends. The risk-free rate is 3%. One year call and put options on the stock are available for various strike prices. Mr. Smith observes the following prices of the one year options: Strike Price K₁ K₂ Call Option 6.50 2.00 Put Option b. What is the minimum profit of Smith's portfolio? 1.03463 3.32775 Smith buys a call spread consisting of one long call with a strike price of Ki and one short call with a strike price of K2. (K2 > K₁). a. What is the maximum possible payoff of Smith's portfolio?

7. The current price of one share of stock is 70.00. The stock pays no dividends. The risk-free rate is 3%. One year call and put options on the stock are available for various strike prices. Mr. Smith observes the following prices of the one year options: Strike Price K₁ K₂ Call Option 6.50 2.00 Put Option b. What is the minimum profit of Smith's portfolio? 1.03463 3.32775 Smith buys a call spread consisting of one long call with a strike price of Ki and one short call with a strike price of K2. (K2 > K₁). a. What is the maximum possible payoff of Smith's portfolio?

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