Answer the following questions on margin trading. a) Suppose that Intel is currently selling at $20 per share. You believe that the stock price of Intel will increase. So you buy 1,000 shares using $15,000 of your own money, borrowing the remainder ($5,000) of the purchase price from your broker. (i) What is the percentage increase in the net worth of your brokerage account if the price of Intel immediately changes to: (i) $24; (ii) $16? (ii) If the maintenance margin is 25%, how low can Intel's price fall before you get a margin call? (iii) How would your answer to part ii) change if you had financed the initial purchase with only $10,000 of your own money? b) Discuss margin buying of common stocks. Include in your discussion the advantages and disadvantages and investors' motivation of employing the margin buying strategy.

Suppose that Xtel currently is selling at $20 per share. You buy 1,000 shares using $15,000 of your own money, borrowing the remainder of the purchase price from your broker. The rate on the margin loan is 8%.a. What is the percentage increase in the net worth of your brokerage account if the price of Xtel immediately changes to: (i) $22; (ii) $20; (iii) $18? What is the relationship between your percentage return and the percentage change in the price of Xtel?b. If the maintenance margin is 25%, how low can Xtel’s price fall before you get a margin call?c. How would your answer to (b) change if you had financed the initial purchase with only $10,000 of your own money?d. What is the rate of return on your margined position (assuming again that you invest $15,000 of your own money) if Xtel is selling after 1 year at: (i) $22; (ii) $20; (iii) $18? What is the relationship between your percentage return and the percentage change in the price of Xtel? Assume that Xtel pays no dividends.e.…

Suppose that Xtel currently is selling at $46 per share. You buy 250 shares using $8,000 of your own money, borrowing the remainder of the purchase price from your broker. The rate on the margin loan is 6%. Required: a. What is the percentage increase in the net worth of your brokerage account if the price of Xtel immediately changes to: (i) $48.76; (ii) $46; (iii) $43.24? What is the relationship between your percentage return and the percentage change in the price of Xtel? b. If the maintenance margin is 25%, how low can Xtel's price fall before you get a margin call? c. How would your answer to (b) change if you had financed the initial purchase with only $5,750 of your own money? d. What is the rate of return on your margined position (assuming again that you invest $8,000 of your own money) if Xtel is selling after 1 year at: (i) $48.76; (ii) $46; (iii) $43.24? What is the relationship between your percentage return and the percentage change in the price of Xtel? Assume that Xtel…

Suppose that XTel currently is selling at $60 per share. You buy 1,000 shares using $48,000 of your own money, borrowing the remainder of the purchase price from your broker. The rate on the margin loan is 8%.   Required:a. What is the percentage increase in the net worth of your brokerage account if the price of XTel immediately changes to (i) $66; (ii) $60; (ii) $54? (Leave no cells blank - be certain to enter "0" wherever required. Negative values should be indicated by a minus sign. Round your answers to 2 decimal places.)     b. If the maintenance margin is 20%, how low can XTel’s price fall before you get a margin call? (Round your answer to 2 decimal places.)       c. How would your answer to requirement b would change if you had financed the initial purchase with only $30,000 of your own money? (Round your answer to 2 decimal places.)         d. What is the rate of return on your margined position (assuming again that you invest $48,000 of your own money) if XTel is selling…