Multiple Choice
Exhibit 12-1
Mark would like to purchase a stock priced at $70.The stock is not expected to pay any dividends in the coming year.He can either put up the entire amount and purchase the stock, or borrow $35 from his brokerage firm at an annual interest rate of 12 percent and put up the remainder.Mark thinks he can sell the stock for $100 after one year.
-Refer to Exhibit 12-1.If Mark borrows from his brokerage firm, his estimated return on the stock would be ____ percent.
A) 42.86
B) 85.71
C) 73.71
D) 30.00
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