8 Months ago you bought 500 shares of stock on margin of $82. The initial margin requirement on the account is 60 percent and the maintenance margin is 30 percent. The call money rate is 5.8 percent and you pay 2 percent above that rate. Today you sold the shares for $95.24. What's you annualized rate of return?

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8 Months ago you bought 500 shares of stock on margin of $82. The initial margin requirement on the account is 60 percent and the maintenance margin is 30 percent. The call money rate is 5.8 percent and you pay 2 percent above that rate. Today you sold the shares for $95.24. What's you annualized rate of return?

A. 22.91%

B. 12.84%

C. 18.63%

D. 25.34%

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