You purchase 60 shares for $60 a share ($3,600), and after a year the price falls to $55. Calculate the percentage return on your investment if you bought the stock on margin and the margin requirement was (ignore commissions, dividends, and interest expense): 25 percent. Use a minus sign to enter the amount as a negative value. Round your answer to one decimal place. % 65 percent. Use a minus sign to enter the amount as a negative value. Round your answer to one decimal place. % 75 percent. Use a minus sign to enter the amount as a negative value. Round your answer to one decimal place. %

You purchase 60 shares for $60 a share ($3,600), and after a year the price falls to $55. Calculate the percentage return on your investment if you bought the stock on margin and the margin requirement was (ignore commissions, dividends, and interest expense): 25 percent. Use a minus sign to enter the amount as a negative value. Round your answer to one decimal place. % 65 percent. Use a minus sign to enter the amount as a negative value. Round your answer to one decimal place. % 75 percent. Use a minus sign to enter the amount as a negative value. Round your answer to one decimal place. %

EBK CONTEMPORARY FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT

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ISBN:9781337514835

Author:MOYER

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Chapter7: Common Stock: Characteristics, Valuation, And Issuance

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 8P

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