1. Three years ago, you purchased 150 shares of IBM stock for $92 a share. Today, you sold your IBM stock for $108 a share. For this problem, ignore commissions that would be charged to buy and sell your IBM shares.
a. What is the amount of profit you earned on each share of IBM stock?

b. What is the total amount of profit for your IBM investment?

Question

1.	Three years ago, you purchased 150 shares of IBM stock for $92 a share. Today, you sold your IBM stock for $108 a share. For this problem, ignore commissions that would be charged to buy and sell your IBM shares.
a.	What is the amount of profit you earned on each share of IBM stock?

b.	What is the total amount of profit for your IBM investment?

apoorvk · Answer

sold price- cost price = profit per share.

total profit is no. of shares times profit per share.

answers answers are: $16 and $2400, respectively.