Stock Transaction Program
Last month Joe purchased 100 shares of stock. Here are the details of the purchase:
• When Joe purchased the stock, he paid $32.87 per share.
• Joe paid his stock broker a commission that amounted to 2% of the amount he paid
for the stock.
Two months later Joe sold the stock. Here are the details of the sale:
• He sold the stock for $33.92 per share.
• He paid his stock broker another commission that amounted to 2% of the amount he
received for the stock.
Write a program that displays the following information:
• The amount of money Joe paid for the stock.
• The amount of commission Joe paid his broker when he bought the stock.
• The amount that Joe sold the stock for.
• The amount of commission Joe paid his broker when he sold the stock.
• The amount of profit or loss that Joe had after selling his stock and paying both
broker commissions.