EBK CORPORATE FINANCE
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Chapter 20, Problem 26P
The stock of Harford Inc. is about to pay a $0.30 dividend. It will pay no more dividends for the next month. Consider call options that expire in one month. If the interest rate is 6% APR (monthly compounding), what is the maximum strike price where it could be possible that early exercise of the call option is optimal? (Round to the nearest dollar.)
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EBK CORPORATE FINANCE
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