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You Purchased 100 Shares of Ibm Common Stock on Margin

Question 16
Multiple Choice

You purchased 100 shares of IBM common stock on margin at $70 per share. Assume the initial margin is 50%, and the maintenance margin is 30%. Below what stock price level would you get a margin call? Assume the stock pays no dividend; ignore interest on margin. A) $21 B) $50 C) $49 D) $80

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Q 17
You purchased 100 shares of common stock on margin at $45 per share. Assume the initial margin is 50%, and the stock pays no dividend. What would the maintenance margin be if a margin call is made at a stock price of $30? Ignore interest on margin. A) 0.33 B) 0.55 C) 0.43 D) 0.23 E) 0.25
Q 18
You purchased 300 shares of common stock on margin for $60 per share. The initial margin is 60%, and the stock pays no dividend. What would your rate of return be if you sell the stock at $45 per share? Ignore interest on margin. A) 25.00% B) -33.33% C) 44.31% D) -41.67% E) -54.22%
Q 19
Assume you sell short 100 shares of common stock at $45 per share, with initial margin at 50%. What would be your rate of return if you repurchase the stock at $40 per share? The stock paid no dividends during the period, and you did not remove any money from the account before making the offsetting transaction. A) 20.03% B) 25.67% C) 22.22% D) 77.46%
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