Bobby bought 2 shares, and which he sold for $124 each. If he had a profit of 40% on the sale of one of the shares but a loss of 17% on the sale of the other share, then on the sale of both shares Bobby had... Select:	A) a profit of 10	B) a profit of 8	C) a loss of 8	D) a loss of 10	E) neither a profit nor a loss
Cost of the first stock: 124/1.4=88.57, so profit from it  124-88.57= 
<gadget id="calculator"> 124-88.57</gadget>
<output>35.43</output>
35.43   Cost of the second stock: 124/0.83=149.39, so loss from it 124-149.39=-25.39   Overall profit 35.43-25.39=10   a profit of 10nswer: a profit of 10.
<result>A</result>
Bobby bought 2 shares, and which he sold for $124 each. If he had a profit of 40% on the sale of one of the shares but a loss of 17% on the sale of the other share, then on the sale of both shares Bobby had...