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You just sold 300 shares of stock at a price of $42.06 a share. You purchased the stock for $39.80 a share and have received total dividends of $1,272. What is the total capital gain on this investment

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Answer:

$678

Step-by-step explanation:

Given that,

Number of shares sold = 300

Selling price of each share = $42.06

Cost of purchasing shares = $39.80 per share

Total dividend received = $1,272

We can easily determine the total capital gain on this investment by comparing the sales value and purchase value of this stock.

Total capital gain on this investment:

= Sales value - Purchase value

= (Number of units × Selling price per unit) - (Number of units × cost of purchasing per share)

= (300 × $42.06) - (300 × $39.80)

= $12,618 - $11,940

= $678

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