Waec Model Questions Vol1 2020 Commerce Question 2

Practice objective / multiple choice question 2 from the 2020 Waec Model Questions Vol1 Commerce examination.

Waec Model Questions Vol1 2020 Commerce Objective / Multiple Choice Hard Difficulty
Question 2 WAEC_MODEL_QUESTIONS_VOL1 • 2020 • COMMERCE • objective

An investor bought 200 shares of Company X at ₦1,200 each. He later bought another 150 shares at a price 8% higher than the first purchase price. He then sold 180 shares at a price that is 12% above the average cost price of all shares he owned before the sale. Brokerage fee is 0.5% of the transaction value for each purchase and for the sale, and a capital gains tax of 10% is charged on the profit from the sale after deducting brokerage. Calculate the net profit (or loss) the investor realised from the sale, rounded to the nearest Naira.

Answer Options

A. ₦30,500
B. ₦-5,200
Correct Answer C. ₦23,002
D. ₦15,000
Correct Answer
C
Correct Option:
₦23,002

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This is Waec Model Questions Vol1 2020 Commerce Question 2. It is one of the objective questions from the 2020 Waec Model Questions Vol1 Commerce examination.

Difficulty level: Hard .

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