Buying and Selling Stock — Unit test Answers

Cassie’s broker charges her a commission of $4.25 for every ten shares of stock bought or sold. Cassie buys 92 shares of Hyren Airlines, 130 of Giaco Household Goods, and 126 of Iwad Records. Hyren Airlines costs $13.70 per share, Giaco Household Goods costs $3.28 per share, and Iwad Records costs $8.06 per share. To the nearest dollar, how much money did Cassie spend in total?

Consider today’s stock listing for Enam Telecom, shown below.52 wk High52 wk LowSymbolDiv.CloseNet Change122.8664.77ENM3.4599.144.74If the lowest price in the past year occurred 48 days ago, find the approximate average change per day since then.

Broker P charges a commission of $8.50 for every ten shares of stock, and Broker Q charges a fee of $65.00 for every thousand dollars bought or sold. If stock in Ergar Appliances costs $18.75 per share and you buy 500 shares, which broker is the better deal, and by how much?

Because Bernard has some health issues, he must pay 15% more for life insurance. About how much more annually will a $115,000 10-year term insurance at age 35 cost Bernard than someone of the same age without health issues?

Mark is looking for professional financial assistance. Mark has never invested before and is not quite sure where to start. He knows that he wants to build up investments for future projects such as retirement, but he is not sure how to navigate investment in light of his existing debts. Recommend an appropriate financial professional for Mark.

DeShawn is 38 years old and is married with 3 children, ages 2, 4, and 6. He makes $45,000 a year and is planning to retire when he turns 60. From the following three options, DeShawn decides to buy the $900,000 20 year term policy. Given DeShawn’s scenario, assess whether DeShawn made a wise decision.

Susan is paying $0.30 per $100 on her $483,000 home in homeowners insurance annually. If her annual homeowners insurance premium is divided into twelve equal monthly installments to be included on each of her monthly mortgage payments of $2128.00, what is her total monthly payment?

Bob’s employer covers 23% of his family’s annual health insurance premium. The balance of the premium is deducted in equal amounts from Bob’s paycheck 26 times over the calendar year. If $185.30 is withheld from each of Bob’s paychecks, what is his family’s annual health insurance premium?

Leroux Health Insurance is considering changing the options in one of their health care plans (Plan A) based on customer feedback that prescriptions and regular visits to the doctor are too expensive for the insured individual. How can Leroux reduce the costs of regular health care without driving up the price of their health care plan?Leroux Health InsurancePlan A Cost: Monthly Premium: $248.00 Annual Deductible: $5,500.00 Co-pays: Brand-name Prescriptions $35.00 Generic Prescriptions $15.00 Visits: Primary Care Physician: $40.00 Specialist: $60.00 Urgent Care: $125.00 Emergency Room: $325.00

Which of the following statements is not something you should be thinking when considering changes in your auto insurance policy?

In order to lower his monthly auto insurance bill, Henry has decided to change his existing policy by increasing the deductible for both collision and comprehensive insurance to the highest amount permitted by his insurance company, AA Auto Insurance. His current monthly auto insurance bill, which includes a $250.00 deductible for collision and a $50.00 deductible for comprehensive, is $43.79. How will Henry's monthly auto insurance bill be affected by the change? AA Auto Insurance Type of Insurance Coverage Coverage Limits Annual Premiums Bodily Injury $25/$50,000 $22.50 $50/$100,000 $31.75 $100/$300,000 $40.25 Property Damage $25,000 $120.50 $50,000 $144.75 $100,000 $193.00 Collision $100 deductible $520.00 $250 deductible $415.25 $500 deductible $275.75 Comprehensive $50 deductible $110.25 $100 deductible $100.00

Liz owns stock in Nar Heating/Cooling and Cilla Shipping. She owns 120 more shares of Cilla Shipping than she does of Nar Heating/Cooling. Nar Heating/Cooling pays a yearly dividend of $5.78 per share, and Cilla Shipping pays a yearly dividend of $4.15 per share. If Liz receives $1630.02 in dividends annually, how many shares of Nar Heating/Cooling does she own?

Rachel bought 1,500 shares of Cawh Consolidated Bank at a price of $24.85 each. As the price climbed, she sold off parts of her holdings. She sold off 250 shares at $28.32 apiece, she sold 800 of her shares at $33.60 apiece, and she sold off the remainder of her shares at $39.94 apiece. If Rachel’s broker charges a commission of $65 per $1,000 of stock bought or sold, how much profit did Rachel make, to the nearest dollar?

The health benefits Tom receives from his employer cover 43% of the total monthly premium of $345.00. How much does Tom have to pay each month?

Rachel just purchased a homeowners insurance policy for her new home that costs $0.43 per $100. Her home is worth $387,500. What is Rachel’s annual homeowners insurance premium?

Below is the information from a brochure for Fret-No-More Auto Insurance outlining the insurance coverage options they offer. To be considered “full” coverage, an insurance plan must include one level of coverage from each category. What is the annual premium for the full-coverage insurance plan with the highest coverage limits and the lowest deductibles available from Fret-No-More?Fret-No-More Auto Insurance Type of Insurance CoverageCoverage LimitsAnnual PremiumsBodily Injury $25/50,000$21.35 $50/100,000$32.78 $100/300,000$42.10 Property Damage$25,000 $115.50 $50,000 $142.44 $100,000 $193.78 Collision$100 deductible$490.25 $250 deductible$343.33 $500 deductible$248.08 Comprehensive$50 deductible$105.79 $100 deductible$88.23

Stock in Trochel Office Supplies trades at $72.40 per share and pays a yearly dividend of $6.92 per share. If David owns stock in Trochel Office Supplies worth $6,443.60, how much does he get paid in yearly dividends?

Your broker charges a commission of 5.1% of the cost of the stock you sell. If you sell a batch of stocks worth $2,617.75, how much commission will you owe your broker?

Jackie’s broker charges her a commission of $8 per ten shares of stock she buys or sells. If Jackie buys 77 shares of Alesia Insurance at $10.34 per share and 120 shares of Ergar Appliances at $8.11 per share, how much will Jackie spend in commission?

In many cases, lenders allow homeowners to include their homeowners insurance premium with their monthly mortgage payment. Tim’s home is worth $279,500. If his homeowners insurance premium is $0.33 per $100, how much is added to his monthly mortgage payment for insurance?