Assume that you have been given the following information on Purcell Corporation's call options:   Inputs Intermediate Calculations Current stock price = $12 d1 = 0.32863 Time to maturity of option = 9 months d2 = 0.05477 Variance of stock return = 0.10 N(d1) = 0.62878 Strike price of option = $12 N(d2) = 0.52184 Risk-free rate = 7%   According to the Black-Scholes option pricing model, what is the option's value? Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to the nearest cent. Use only the values provided in the problem statement for your calculations. $

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Assume that you have been given the following information on Purcell Corporation's call options:

 

Inputs Intermediate Calculations
Current stock price = $12 d1 = 0.32863
Time to maturity of option = 9 months d2 = 0.05477
Variance of stock return = 0.10 N(d1) = 0.62878
Strike price of option = $12 N(d2) = 0.52184
Risk-free rate = 7%

 

According to the Black-Scholes option pricing model, what is the option's value? Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to the nearest cent. Use only the values provided in the problem statement for your calculations.

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