Question

Angela believes that Beamer Corporation’s stock will drop in value. She borrows 150 shares from a brokerage firm when the stock was selling at $42 per share. When the stock’s price dropped to $27 per share, she told the brokerage firm to buy 150 shares of Beamer stock. This stock was returned to the brokerage firm in replace of the stock she first borrowed. What is Angela’s profit on her short selling investment?

Answer 1

Given:

Total number of shares = 150

Selling price = $42

Purchase price = $27

Find:

Angela’s profit on investment = ?

Computation of Angela’s profit on investment:

Angela’s profit on investment = Total sales value - Total purchase value

Angela’s profit on investment = (150 x $42) - (150 x $27)

Angela’s profit on investment = $6,300 - $4,050

Angela’s profit on investment = $2,250

Therefore, Angela’s profit on the selling of investment is $2,250.