Question

eleanor purchased $2568 worth of stock and paid her broker a 0.5% fee. She sold the stock when the stock price increased to 3928 using an online broker that charged $7 per trade. What are her net proceeds?

Answer 1

Answer:

Eleanor's net proceeds would be $1340.16.  

Step-by-step explanation:

If Eleanor purchased $2568 worth of stock and paid a 0.5% broker fee, she would have to pay $12.84 for the service, which is what we get when we multiply her initial purchase by the percentage (0.005).  When Eleanor sold the stock at $3928, she had to pay a flat fee of $7 for the trade, decreasing her overall profit by $7, or $3921.  Subtracting her initial investment from the overall profit gives Eleanor a net proceed of $1340.16.