John and elizabeth are evaluating three telecommunication companies to determine the best company to invest in. horizontal analysis will enable them to make comparisons of financial statements of the three companies over the past several years and determine the increase in their profits. a) trueb) false

You are bearish on telecom and decide to sell short 100 shares at the current market price of $50 per share. a. how much in cash or securities must you put into your brokerage account if the broker’s initial margin requirement is 50% of the value of the short position? b. how high can the price of the stock go before you get a margin call if the maintenance margin is 30% of the value of the short position? (input the amount as a positive value. round your answer to 2 decimal places.)