Consider the following limit order book of the stock on 13-Mar-2021   Limit Buy Orders Limit Sell Orders Price Shares Price Shares $38.00 100 $40.00 350 36 350 42 100 34 500 44 500 32 1,000 46 1,000 You use a market order buy 500 shares. Suppose you can then sell all the shares at the price of $48 in the following day. Which answer is the closest value to the rate of return on this investment?   A. 9%   B. 12%   C. 15%   D. 18%

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Consider the following limit order book of the stock on 13-Mar-2021

 

Limit Buy Orders

Limit Sell Orders

Price

Shares

Price

Shares

$38.00

100

$40.00

350

36

350

42

100

34

500

44

500

32

1,000

46

1,000

You use a market order buy 500 shares. Suppose you can then sell all the shares at the price of $48 in the following day. Which answer is the closest value to the rate of return on this investment?

  A.

9%

  B.

12%

  C.

15%

  D.

18%

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