Bill Campbell invested $4,000 and borrowed $4,000 to purchase shares in Walmart. At the time of investment,

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Bill Campbell invested $4,000 and borrowed $4,000 to purchase shares in Walmart. At the time of investment, Walmart stock was selling for $62 a share.

a. If Bill paid a $30 commission, how many shares could he buy if he used only his own money and did not use margin?

b. If Bill paid a $50 commission, how many shares could he buy if he used his $4,000 and

c. Assuming Bill did use margin, paid a $90 total commission to sell his Walmart stock, and sold his stock

for $75 a share, how much profit did he make on his Walmart investment?

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Personal Finance

ISBN: 978-1259720680

12th edition

Authors: Jack R. Kapoor, Les R. Dlabay, Robert J. Hughes, Melissa Hart

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