USE THE INFORMATION BELOW FOR THE FOLLOWING PROBLEM(S)
You sell 100 shares short of AMF Corporation when it is selling at $45 per share. Your margin requirement is 60 percent and the commission on the sale is $50 and the broker charges 10 percent annual interest. AMF Corporation paid a $0.50 per share dividend while you were short the stock. After one year, you cover your short sale at $35 per share with a $50 commission for the purchase.
-Refer to Exhibit 3.8. What is your annual rate of return on this investment?
A) 18 percent
B) 24 percent
C) 25 percent
D) 36 percent
E) 37 percent

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You sell 100 shares short of AMF Corporation when it is selling at $45 per share. Your margin requirement is 60 percent and the commission on the sale is $50 and the broker charges 10 percent annual interest. AMF Corporation paid a $0.50 per share dividend while you were short the stock. After one year, you cover your short sale at $35 per share with a $50 commission for the purchase.
-Refer to Exhibit 3.8. What is your annual rate of return on this investment?
A) 18 percent
B) 24 percent
C) 25 percent
D) 36 percent
E) 37 percent