USE THE INFORMATION BELOW FOR THE FOLLOWING PROBLEM(S)

question 52

Multiple Choice

USE THE INFORMATION BELOW FOR THE FOLLOWING PROBLEM(S)
You sell 100 shares short of AMF Corporation when it is selling at $45 per share. Your margin requirement is 60 percent and the commission on the sale is $50 and the broker charges 10 percent annual interest. AMF Corporation paid a $0.50 per share dividend while you were short the stock. After one year, you cover your short sale at $35 per share with a $50 commission for the purchase.
-Refer to Exhibit 3.8. What is your annual rate of return on this investment?

• A) 18 percent
• B) 24 percent
• C) 25 percent
• D) 36 percent
• E) 37 percent

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