30 Select the correct answer. Derick wants to purchase an existing business in the service industry. However, he does not want to use the traditional sources of information that entrepreneurs generally use to make the purchase. Which of these statements refers to an alternative source that Derick can use to locate businesses up for sale? OA O B. He could hire the services of a business brokerage company. He could refer to websites that provide such details. OC He could contact businesses through details provided in trade magazines. D O E He could ask his accountants and lawyers if any of their other clients want to sell their businesses. He could refer to business for sale advertisements listed in the classified sections of newspapers. Reset Next

Suppose that xtel currently is selling at $40 per share. you buy 500 shares using $15,000 of your own money, borrowing the remainder of the purchase price from your broker. the rate on the margin loan is 8%. a. what is the percentage increase in the net worth of your brokerage account if the price of xtel immediately changes to (a) $44; (b) $40; (c) $36? (leave no cells blank - be certain to enter "0" wherever required. negative values should be indicated by a minus sign. round your answers to 2 decimal places.) b. if the maintenance margin is 25%, how low can xtel’s price fall before you get a margin call? (round your answer to 2 decimal places.) c. how would your answer to requirement 2 would change if you had financed the initial purchase with only $10,000 of your own money? (round your answer to 2 decimal places.) d. what is the rate of return on your margined position (assuming again that you invest $15,000 of your own money) if xtel is selling after one year at (a) $44; (b) $40; (c) $36? (negative values should be indicated by a minus sign. round your answers to 2 decimal places.) e. continue to assume that a year has passed. how low can xtel’s price fall before you get a margin call? (round your answer to 2 decimal places.)