What Would Be the Return on 200 Shares of Stock

question 87

Multiple Choice

What would be the return on 200 shares of stock purchased on January 1, 2005, at $60 per share and sold on December 31, 2005, at $80 per share? Also assume that the company paid dividends of $2 per share over the year. The prices include all brokerage fees. Round to the nearest whole percent.

• A)37 percent
• B)25 percent
• C)33 percent
• D)40 percent

---

Definitions:

Resocialization

The process of learning new norms, values, attitudes, and behaviors to match a new situation in life.

Total Institution

A place where people are isolated from the rest of society and controlled by an administrative staff, often including prisons, military bases, or mental hospitals, as described by Erving Goffman.

Resocialization

The process by which individuals undergo a radical change in their beliefs, behaviors, or identity through structured, often institutional, settings.

Norms of Dating

Social norms and expectations that dictate acceptable behaviors and practices within romantic or sexual relationships.