Suppose the price of a share of Google stock is $500. An April call option on Google stock has a premium of $5 and an exercise price of $500. Ignoring commissions, the holder of the call option will earn a profit if the price of the share:_______

a. increases to $504.
b. decreases to $490.
c. increases to $506.
d. decreases to $496.
e. none of the above.