Thursday, September 30th

Stock Page Practice Questions:

How to Read a Stock Page 1

PLEASE SHOW YOUR WORK!

• What did WIN pay in dividends per share this past year?
• If you held 4,130 shares of WIN, how much would you earn in dividends?
• Let’s say you purchased 100 shares of WAG at price it was when it fell to the 52 Week LO. Then later you sold those same 100 shares when the price hit the 52 Week HI. Will you have a capital gain or loss? How much?
• VZ closed at $52.21 a share on this day. What was its closing price the day before?
• Okay you bought 10,000 shares of Westvaco (W) when the price was at the 52 Week HI. You decided to sell those 10,000 shares at the closing price on this day. Will you have a capital gain or loss? How much?
• How many shares of WEC were traded on this day?
• Okay you purchased 6500 shares of WB at the price of $25.45 per share. You decide to sell those 6500 shares at the closing price on this day. Do you have a capital gain or loss? How much?
• Okay, you decide to purchase 1550 shares of Xerox Corporation at the price of $5.24 a share. After glancing at the stock page you decide it is time to sell some. You decide to sell 1000 of your shares at the closing price on this day. (Answer A and B below.)
A. How much did you spend when you initially purchased 1550 shares?
B. How much money do you have after the sale of the 1000 shares?
C. Which is larger - the amount in A or the amount in B?