Answer: $7,770; $3,690
Step-by-step explanation:
Rosita purchased 300 shares of a stock for $37 a share. Today, the stock is selling for $41 a share. The initial margin requirement is 70 percent and the maintenance margin is 30 percent. Rosita had to pay $7,770 in cash to purchase the stock and must have at least $3,690 in equity today.
Amount Rosie had to pay in cash:
= Number of shares * Value of shares * Initial margin requirement
= 300 * 37 * 70%
= $7,770
Least amount to have in equity:
= Number of shares * current value of shares * maintenance margin
= 300 * 41 * 30%
= $3,690