On january 1, you sold short one round lot (that is, 100 shares) of lowe's stock at $21 per share. on march 1, a dividend of $3 per share was paid. on april 1, you covered the short sale by buying the stock at a price of $15 per share. you paid 50 cents per share in commissions for each transaction. a. what is the proceeds from the short sale (net of commission)? b. what is the dividend paymeny c. what is the total cost, including commission, if you have to cover the short sale by buying the stock at a price of $15 per share? d. what is the value of your account on april 1?

On september 1, 2016, steve loaned brett $2,000 at 12% interest compounded annually. steve is not in the business of lending money. the note stated that principal and interest would be due on august 31, 2018. in 2018, steve received $2,508.80 ($2,000 principal and $508.80 interest). steve uses the cash method of accounting. what amount must steve include in income on his income tax return?

1. what is the lowest balance during this period? 2. lily just received her bank statement below. a. what does the bank think her ending balance is? b. how much more does the bank think lily has? c. what transactions are missing? 3. what is the danger of not balancing your bank account? lily’s bank statement deposits: 2/25 $35 2/26 $20 3/1 $256.32 checks: 2/24 ck #301 $25 2/26 #302 $150 debit card: 2/24 american eagle $75.48 2/25 chick fa la $4.67 2/27 mcdonalds $3.56 2/28 chevron $34.76 withdrawal: 2/27 $40 beginning balance $423.34 deposits $311.32 total debits $333.47 ending balance $401.19

What business practice contributed most to andrew carnegie’s ability to form a monopoly?