Kim placed an order with her broker for 800 shares of each of three IPOs being offered this week. Each of the IPOs has an offer price of $30. The number of shares allocated to Kim along with the closing prices on the first trading day are:

Stock Shares Allocated Price
A 700 $ 29.15
B 430 33.86
C 340 36.43

What is Kim's total profit on these three stocks at the end of the first day of trading?

You are at a holiday dinner with your family. your relative makes the argument that the u. s. economy is resurgent and has recovered from the great recession of 2007 – 2009. economic growth, as measured by gdp, has been increasing from one quarter to the next. you beg to differ. how would you structure your argument with your relative? hint: you should think about two things, the accuracy of gdp measures, and whether gdp should be considered a comprehensive measure of a countries well-being.

In 2015, lori assigned a paid-up whole life insurance policy to an irrevocable life insurance trust (ilit) for the benefit of her three children. the ilit contained a crummey provision for the benefit of each child. at the time of the transfer, the whole life insurance policy was valued at $200,000, and since lori had not made any other taxable gifts during her lifetime, she did not owe any gift tax. lori died in 2016, and the face value of the whole life insurance policy of $2,000,000 was paid to the ilit. regarding this transfer, how much is included in lori’s gross estate at her death?

What do you think: would it be more profitable to own 200 shares of penny’s pickles or 1 share of exxon? why do you think that?