Series 7 - General Securities Representative Exam

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Ray Blechogh owns 1200 shares of RZR corp that he has held for 6 months. RZR does not pay dividends or have capital distributions. He sells 600 shares after holding the shares for 6 months and wants to hold the remaining shares for another 2 years. Excluding commissions, what is his cost basis for his remaining 600 shares?

Average of original purchase price per share and sold shares price
A
The original price that he paid per share for all 1200 shares
B
50% of the original purchase price per share + 50% of the sale price per share
C
The sales price of the 600 shares he sold at the 6 month mark
D

Explanations

The partial sale does not affect his cost basis for the remaining 600 shares

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