Given that Precision Solutions, Inc.s stock is currently selling for $40 a share, calculate the amount of

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Given that Precision Solutions, Inc.’s stock is currently selling for $40 a share, calculate the amount of money that Aaron Dalton will make (or lose) on each of the following transactions. Assume that all transactions involve 100 shares of stock, and ignore brokerage commissions.
a. He short-sells the stock and then repurchases the borrowed shares at $50.
b. He buys the stock and then sells it sometime later at $50.
c. He short-sells the stock and then repurchases the borrowed shares at $25.

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Personal Financial Planning

ISBN: 978-1111971632

13th edition

Authors: Lawrence J. Gitman, Michael D. Joehnk, Randy Billingsley

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