On March 1, 2022, Jensen Corp. purchased a call option on shares of YTV stock. The contract was for 100 shares at a strike price of $120 per share, with an expiration date of May 31, 2022. The option contract premium was $30. On March 31, a market appraisal estimated the time value of the option to be $20.   Jensen settled the option contract on May 10. Prices of YTV stock during the option period are provided below.   March 1 March 31 May 10 Price of YTV stock: $120 $110 $115 At what amount would Jensen report as the value of the call option in its March 31, 2022 balance sheet?   Call option account balance as off March 31 :

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On March 1, 2022, Jensen Corp. purchased a call option on shares of YTV stock. The contract was for 100 shares at a strike price of $120 per share, with an expiration date of May 31, 2022. The option contract premium was $30. On March 31, a market appraisal estimated the time value of the option to be $20.  

Jensen settled the option contract on May 10. Prices of YTV stock during the option period are provided below.

  March 1 March 31 May 10
Price of YTV stock: $120 $110 $115


At what amount would Jensen report as the value of the call option in its March 31, 2022 balance sheet?

 

Call option account balance as off March 31 :

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