You believe the price of Freeze Frame Co. stock is going to fall, so you short 1,000 shares at a price of $57. The initial margin is 55 percent. Ignore dividends   c-1. Construct equity balance sheets for a stock price of $62 per share. (Input all amounts as positive values.)     c-2. What is your margin? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places.)     c-3. What is your effective annual return if you cover your short position at this price in five months? (A negative value should be indicated by a minus sign.

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You believe the price of Freeze Frame Co. stock is going to fall, so you short 1,000 shares at a price of $57. The initial margin is 55 percent. Ignore dividends

 

c-1. Construct equity balance sheets for a stock price of $62 per share. (Input all amounts as positive values.)

 

 

c-2. What is your margin? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places.)

 

 

c-3. What is your effective annual return if you cover your short position at this price in five months? (A negative value should be indicated by a minus sign.

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