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FINANCE
MR. Smith buys 100 shares of XYZ stock with cash. His brokerage firm charges a commission of $10 per transaction. Mr. Jones also purchases 100 shares of XYZ stock. He borrows the amount needed to complete the purchase from a bank. The bank charges interest at the continuous risk-free rate of 4% (annually). Mr. Jones' brokerage firm charges a commission of 1% of each transaction amount. The current price of one share of XYZ stock is 18.94. Calculate the profit for both Mr. Smith and Mr.Jones assuming that they both sell all of their shares after 3 months (assume that Mr.Jones must use the proceeds of the stock sale to repay the bank loan). The price of one share of XYZ stock at the end of 3 months is 23.15.