You would like to purchase one ClassA share of Berkshire Hathaway through your TD Ameritrade brokerage account. TD Ameritrade advertises a $5 commission for trades using their​ phone-based interactive voice response system. You call and learn that the bid price is ​$285,705.59 and the asking price is $285,909.62​ , and you submit your order for one share.   a. The current​ bid/ask spread for Berkshire Hathaway Class A shares is ​$________ ​(Round to the nearest​ cent.)   b. If TD Ameritrade routes your buy order to the​ NYSE, the potential minimum for your total transaction costs is $________ ​(Round to the nearest​ dollar.)   c. If TD Ameritradevroutes your buy order to​ NASDAQ, the potential maximum for your total transaction costs is $________ ​(Round to the nearest​ cent.)   d. Regardless of how your trade is​ executed, based on the​ bid/ask spread, the market value of your trade is $________ ​(Round to the nearest​ cent.)

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You would like to purchase one ClassA share of Berkshire Hathaway through your TD Ameritrade brokerage account. TD Ameritrade advertises a $5 commission for trades using their​ phone-based interactive voice response system. You call and learn that the bid price is ​$285,705.59 and the asking price is $285,909.62​ , and you submit your order for one share.

 

a. The current​ bid/ask spread for Berkshire Hathaway Class A shares is ​$________ ​(Round to the nearest​ cent.)

 

b. If TD Ameritrade routes your buy order to the​ NYSE, the potential minimum for your total transaction costs is $________ ​(Round to the nearest​ dollar.)

 

c. If TD Ameritradevroutes your buy order to​ NASDAQ, the potential maximum for your total transaction costs is $________ ​(Round to the nearest​ cent.)

 

d. Regardless of how your trade is​ executed, based on the​ bid/ask spread, the market value of your trade is $________ ​(Round to the nearest​ cent.) 

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