An investor purchased 50 shares of stock in a company for [tex]$\$[/tex]1,750[tex]$, with an $[/tex]\[tex]$8$[/tex] commission. Later, all of the stock was sold at [tex]$\$[/tex]29[tex]$ per share. What was the gain or loss on this investment?

Gain or Loss $[/tex]=\[tex]$[?]$[/tex]

Enter a gain as positive and a loss as negative.



Answer :

To determine the gain or loss on the investment, follow these steps:

1. Calculate the total initial cost of the investment:
The investor purchased 50 shares for \[tex]$1,750 and paid an additional \$[/tex]8 as a commission. Therefore, the total initial cost is:
[tex]\[ \text{Total Initial Cost} = \text{Cost of shares} + \text{Commission} \][/tex]
[tex]\[ \text{Total Initial Cost} = \$1750 + \$8 = \$1758 \][/tex]

2. Calculate the total selling price of the shares:
The investor sold 50 shares at \[tex]$29 per share. Thus, the total selling price is: \[ \text{Total Selling Price} = \text{Number of shares} \times \text{Selling price per share} \] \[ \text{Total Selling Price} = 50 \times \$[/tex]29 = \[tex]$1450 \] 3. Determine the gain or loss on the investment: To find the gain or loss, subtract the total initial cost from the total selling price. \[ \text{Gain or Loss} = \text{Total Selling Price} - \text{Total Initial Cost} \] \[ \text{Gain or Loss} = \$[/tex]1450 - \[tex]$1758 = -\$[/tex]308
\]

Thus, the loss on this investment is [tex]\(\$308\)[/tex].

Answer:
[tex]\[ \text{Gain or Loss} = -\$308 \][/tex]