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Robert would like to buy $\$8000$$8000 worth of shares in Pacific Airways..

a

If the current share price is $\$2.65$$2.65, how many shares can Robert buy?

Round your answer down to the nearest whole share.

b

After a period of time, the price of the shares increases to $\$4.24$$4.24. At this point, Robert decides to sell all of his shares. What total profit does Robert make on the initial purchase?

Round your answer to the nearest cent.

c

The stockbroker charges Robert $\$10$$10 for the initial purchase and another $\$19$$19 for the sale. Calculate the net profit made on the sale with charges subtracted.

Round your answer to the nearest cent.

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4min

Transit Industries has a total public value of $\$748000000$$748000000. This correlates to $4100000$4100000 shares.

Easy
4min

Calculate the dividend per share when a company's net profit of $\$373520$$373520 is to be distributed evenly among its $128800$128800 shares.

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< 1min

A company declared a dividend of $29.2c$29.2c per share and has $2.6$2.6 million shares. If the company distributed all of its net profit to shareholders, what was its net profit?

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1min
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1.1.7

calculate the dividend paid on a portfolio of shares given the percentage dividend or dividend paid for each share, and compare share values by calculating a price-to-earnings ratio

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