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Data: Stock Price: 142.02 Quantity: 2600 Initial margin requirement to calculate

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Question

Data:

Stock Price: 142.02

Quantity: 2600

Initial margin requirement to calculate loan = 50%

Commission cost = 7.95

A borrowing rate of 2% during your investment period, no matter how long is your borrowinga borrowing rate of 2% during your investment period, no matter how long is your borrowing

Formulae to calculate net value of asset: (Quantity * price) - commission cost -  Loan - Interest costs

Answer for this question: 149736.5

My question is this: How to get an answer of 149736.5? Please provide step-by-step calculation clearly.

The clearest one will be choosen.

Explanation / Answer

Stock Price                                                                142.02 No of shares                                                            2,600.00 Total Purchase cost(142.02*2600)                                                        369,252.00 Commission @7.95 per share(2,600*7.95)                                                          20,670.00 Total purchase cost incl comm                                                        389,922.00 Loan @50%                                                        194,961.00 Intt @ 2% on Loan                                                            3,899.22 Net value of asset: (Quantity * price) - commission cost - Loan - Interest costs 369,252 - 194,961 - 20,670 - 3,899.22 Net value of asset: (Quantity * price) - commission cost - Loan - Interest costs                                                        149,721.78