Emerson, inc., reported that it owns and operates 265 companies worldwide with 23% of its sales coming from europe, 18% from asia, 46% from the u. s., and 13% from other parts of the world. clearly, emerson exemplifies

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.)