Multiple Choice
Reference: Ref 7-4 (Table: The HP Stock Exchange) The HP Stock Exchange lets members of HP's sales team buy and sell shares that pay off when sales fall within a certain range. A typical security would pay out $1, if and only if future sales fell within the specific range of that share. Accordingly, the trading price given in the table between 30,000 15,000 and 20,000 units implies that:
A) price per unit of sales is $0.40 if the sales ranges between 15,000 and 25,000 units.
B) price per unit of sales will increase at $0.40 per unit for sales between 15,000 and 20,000 units.
C) the probability of selling between 15,000 and 20,000 units is believed to be 40 percent.
D) the probability of selling between 15,000 and 20,000 is believed to be at least 40 percent.
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