The following lists the six New York Stock Exchange volume leaders on June 24.   An investor buys 100 shares of GE at the Last Trade price, pays a $100 commission on the purchase, and sells the 100 shares a year later for $37.78 per share with a 2% commission on the sale. Find the total cost. = 3578 Find the total dividend. = 106 Find the commission when selling the shares. = 75.56 (a) Find the capital gain when selling the shares. $  (b) Find the total return for the year. $  (c) Find the percent of return. (Round your answer to two decimal places.)  %

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The following lists the six New York Stock Exchange volume leaders on June 24.

 

An investor buys 100 shares of GE at the Last Trade price, pays a $100 commission on the purchase, and sells the 100 shares a year later for $37.78 per share with a 2% commission on the sale.

Find the total cost. = 3578
Find the total dividend. = 106
Find the commission when selling the shares. = 75.56

(a) Find the capital gain when selling the shares.


(b) Find the total return for the year.


(c) Find the percent of return. (Round your answer to two decimal places.)
 %
 
 
NYSE VOLUME LEADERS
Symbol
Name
Last Trade
GE
GEN ELECTRIC CO
34.78 Jun 24
NWS-A NEWS CORP CL A
16.90 Jun 24
PFE
PFIZER INC
28.52 Jun 24
GDT
GUIDANT CORP
63.90 Jun 24
3.02 Jun 24
58.15 Jun 24
LU
XOM
LUCENT TECH INC
EXXON MOBIL CP
Change
+0.12 (0.35%)
0.26 (1.56%)
+0.38 (1.31%)
4.70 (6.85%)
+0.09 (2.89%)
+0.87 (1.47%)
Dividend
$1.06
$0
$0.72
$0.40
$0
$1.10
Transcribed Image Text:NYSE VOLUME LEADERS Symbol Name Last Trade GE GEN ELECTRIC CO 34.78 Jun 24 NWS-A NEWS CORP CL A 16.90 Jun 24 PFE PFIZER INC 28.52 Jun 24 GDT GUIDANT CORP 63.90 Jun 24 3.02 Jun 24 58.15 Jun 24 LU XOM LUCENT TECH INC EXXON MOBIL CP Change +0.12 (0.35%) 0.26 (1.56%) +0.38 (1.31%) 4.70 (6.85%) +0.09 (2.89%) +0.87 (1.47%) Dividend $1.06 $0 $0.72 $0.40 $0 $1.10
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The given value is,

commission=100,number of share=100,total cost = 3578, total dividend = 106,commission when selling the shares = 75.56.

Capital gain is defined as the profits that are realized by selling an investment, such as bonds, stocks, or real estate. The total return is defined as the actual rate of return of the investment or a pool of investments over a period. The total return contains capital gains, dividends, interest, and realized distributions.

Capital gain when selling the share calculated using formula:

Capital gain=change per share×number of share-commissions.

Total return of the year calculated using formula:

Total return=capital gain+dividend.

The percent of return calculated using formula:

Percent of return=Total returnTotal cost of entire transaction.

 

 

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