Haystack, Inc. manufactures machinery used in the mining industry. On January 1, 2017 it leased equipment with a cost of $480,000 to Silver Point Co. The 5-year lease calls for a 10% down payment and equal annual payments at the beginning of each year. The equipment has an expected useful life of 5 years. If the selling price of the equipment is $780,000, and the rate implicit in the lease is 8%, what are the equal annual payments

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.)