A stock sells for $20 per share. You purchase 50 shares for $20 a share, and after a year the price rises to $27.50. What would be the percentage rate of return on your investment if you bought the stock on margin and the margin requirement was 50%? Ignoring commissions, interest expenses, etc.

Suppose the call money rate is 4.5 percent, and you pay a spread of 2.5 percent over that. You buy 1,200 shares of stock at $48 per share. You put up $37,440. One year later, the stock is selling for $60 per share and you close out your position. What is your return assuming a dividend of $0.24 per share is paid? Note: Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places. Rate of return %

You purchase 100 shares of stock for $40 a share. The stock pays a $2 per share dividend at year-end. What is the rate of return on your investment if the year-end stock prices turn out to be $38, $40, and $42? What is your real (inflation-adjusted) rate of return in each case, assuming an inflation rate of 3%? Show all of your working. Do no use Excel.

Suppose the call money rate 6.8 percent, and you pay a spread of 1.9 percent over that. You buy 700 shares at $61 per share with an initial margin of 65 percent. One year later, the stock is selling for $66 per share and you close out your position. What is your return assuming no dividends are paid? Rate of Return = ?

Assume you purchase a share of stock for $50 at time t=0, and another share at $65 at time t= 1, and at the end of year 1 and year 2, the stock paid a $2.00 dividend. Also, at the end of year 2 you sold both shares for $70 each. What is the time-weighted rate of return? Give typing answer with explanation and conclusion

You purchase 100 shares of stock for $25 a share. The stock pays a $3 per share dividend at year-end. a. What is the rate of return on your investment if the end-of-year stock price is (i) $22; (ii) $25; (iii) $26? b. What is your real (inflation-adjusted) rate of return if the inflation rate is 2%?

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A stock is selling today for $50 per share. At the end of the year, it pays a dividend of $3 per share and sells for $59.   Required: a. What is the total rate of return on the stock? b. What are the dividend yield and percentage capital gain? c. Now suppose the year-end stock price after the dividend is paid is $44. What are the dividend yield and percentage capital gain in this case?

A stock is selling today for $50 per share. At the end of the year, it pays a dividend of $3 per share and sells for $56. Required: a. What is the total rate of return on the stock? b. What are the dividend yield and percentage capital gain? c. Now suppose the year-end stock price after the dividend is paid is $48. What are the dividend yield and percentage capital gain in this case? A Required What is the total rate of return for the stock? B Required What is the dividend yield and percentage capital gain? C Required Now suppose the year-end stock price after the dividend is paid is $48. What are the dividend yield and percentage capital gain in this case? (Negative amounts should be indicated by a minus sign. Enter your answers as a whole percent.)

Suppose you sell short 300 shares of stock initially selling for $40 a share. Your initial margin requirement is 50% of the value of the stock sold. The stock pays $2 dividend per share at year-end. How much do you need to contribute to your margin account (in dollars) at t=0? What will be your rate of return at the end of the year holding period if the price is $30 per share? If the maintenance margin is 30%, at what stock price you will receive a margin call?