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StocksQuest Online Stock Simulation GameLesson #8 Track and Graph Exercise
Directions: There are four parts to the following activity; you will use the following informationto fill out a Buy/Sell order form, a stock table, a Price (Line) Graph, and a Volume (Bar) Graph.
1. Fill out the Buy/Sell order form on Page 2 for 100 shares of Pepsi Cola Company usingthe following data:
a. Newspaper used is USA Today
b. The stock is bought on 12/9 for $40.88 and sold on 12122 for $40.88 per share.
c. The discount broker's commission is 1% (.01) for each transaction. Addcommission to the BUY ORDER and Subtract it from the SELL ORDER.
2. Fill in the Stock Table and the Record Keeping Section on Page 3 using the following data.
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40.2512/10
14822 42.25 -.75
12115 783 40.38 - .12 12122 12172 40.88 Sell
3. On Page 4, draw a Linear Graph showing the price pattern of Pepsi Co. for the two weekperiod.
a. Have the vertical axis represent price. Start with the lowest whole number from yourtable ($40.00) and move up the graph every two lines by increments of$.25. End withthe highest whole price on the table ($43.00).
b. Have the horizontal axis represent the dates the stock was held by the investor. Start withthe date the stock was bought and move to the right (two lines for each date) until thestock was sold. Note: Do not include the weekend dates.
c. Draw a point where the price and the date meet on the graph and connect the dots to forma Linear Graph. Identify the dates the stock was bought and sold using the terms, BUYand SELL next to each point.
4. On Page 4, draw a Bar Graph showing the stocks volume over the two week period.a. Have the vertical axis represent the number of shares traded each day. Start with 0 and
go up 2000 every two lines until you reach the top.
b. Have the horizontal axis represent the dates the stock was held by the investor. Move tothe right every two lines for each of the dates until it is sold.
c. Fill in the entire second space with a Bar Graph up to the number of shares traded for thatday.
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BUY & SELL ORDER
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ORDERBroker's Signature:
Corporation Name: Newspaper:
Date:
Price Per Share:
# of Shares Bought:
Price:
Commission: (+ 1%):
TOTAL BUY PRICE:
Buyers' Signatures:
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Newspaper:
Date:
Price Per Share:
# of. Shares Sold:
Price: .
. Commission (-1 %):
TOTAL SELL PRICE:
Buyers' Signatures: Broker's Signature:
Record Keeping:
Buy Date: Total Buy Price:
Sell Date: Total Sell Price:
# of Days: PROFITfLOSS:
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5. Basedon the graphs you've drawn and "the Buy/Sell Order, answer the following questions:
a. The stock was at its lowest on at per share. "
b. The stock was at its highest on at per share.
c. The stock was bought for a total of on _
d. The stock was sold for a total of on --:-__
e. Was this a good investment? Why or why not?
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g.Lightest trading was on ; # of shares traded: _
Heaviest trading was on ; # of shares traded: _
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