CO SCI 124 - Chapter 02: Programming Exercises

Course Title: Python Programming

Section: 28314

Instructor: Mohamad Pashazadeh Monajem

Semester: Fall 2017 (2017-08-28 to 2017-12-17)

Textbook: Gaddis, Tony. Starting out with Python. 3rd ed.
(ISBN-13: 978-0-13-374369-2)

Exercise 12 - Stock Transaction Program

Last month Joe purchased some stock in Acme Software, Inc. Here are the details
of the purchase:

• The number of shares that Joe purchased was 2,000.
• When Joe purchased the stock, he paid $40.00 per share.
• Joe paid his stockbroker a commission that amounted to 3 percent of the amount
  he paid for the stock.

Two weeks later Joe sold the stock. Here are the details of the sale:

• The number of shares that Joe sold was 2,000.
• He sold the stock for $42.75 per share.
• He paid his stockbroker another commission that amounted to 3 percent 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.
• Display the amount of money that Joe had left when he sold the stock and paid
  his broker (both times). If this amount is positive, then Joe made a profit. If
  the amount is negative, then Joe lost money.