Question

An investor purchased on margin Orange Computer for $30 a share. The stock's price subsequently increased to $47 a share at which time the investor sold the stock. The margin requirement is 60 percent and the interest rate on borrowed funds is 7 percent. What would have been the return if the investor had not bought the stock on margin

Answer 1

56.67%

Step-by-step explanation:

Purchase cost = 30 dollars

Margin x price = 0.60x30 = $18

30-18 = $12

Profit = $47 - $30 - 0.07(12)

= 16.16

Percentage earned = (16.16 /18) * 100

= 89.78%

Profit from the trade

= 47-30

= 17

Percentage earned = 17/30 * 100

= 56.67%

The return would have been 56 67% if the investor had not done this.