On March 1st, Frank opens a brokerage account and sell shorts 200 shares of Doggie Treats Inc. at $60 per share. The initial margin requirement is 50%. a. What is the margin in Frank’s account when he first sells the stock?  b. The stock pays a cash dividend of $1 on March 28th, and the share price falls to $50 per share by the end of March, what is the remaining equity in his account?  c. What is the monthly rate of return on his margined position?

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On March 1st, Frank opens a brokerage account and sell shorts 200 shares of Doggie Treats Inc. at $60 per share. The initial margin requirement is 50%.

a. What is the margin in Frank’s account when he first sells the stock? 

b. The stock pays a cash dividend of $1 on March 28th, and the share price falls to $50 per share by the end of March, what is the remaining equity in his account? 

c. What is the monthly rate of return on his margined position?

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