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Basic Question 0 of 9

According to FAS 123 (R), companies are required to value stock options using an option-pricing model. The preferred model is the:

A. Black-Scholes-Merton model.
B. Monte Carlo simulation model.
C. Binomial model.
D. There is no preferred option-pricing model.

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thebkr777 Contradictory to reading "Fair value was to be estimated using Black-Scholes or binomial option-pricing models."
b25331 Some clarification here, the curriculum states only, that the two models are commonly used, but accounting standards do not prescribe a particular model
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