Allen Bagley bought 300 shares of stock at $98.45 per​ share, using an initial margin of 55%. Given a maintenance margin of 26%​, how far does the stock have to drop before Allen faces a margin​ call? (Assume that there are no other securities in the margin​ account.)

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Allen Bagley bought

300

shares of stock at

$98.45

per​ share, using an initial margin of

55%.

Given a maintenance margin of

26%​,

how far does the stock have to drop before Allen faces a margin​ call? (Assume that there are no other securities in the margin​ account.)

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