You buy 100 shares of stock at $20 per share on margin of 40
percent. If the...
You buy 100 shares of stock at $20 per share on margin of 40
percent. If the price of the stock rises to $40 per
share, what is your percentage gain in equity? Disregard
interest costs.
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