Stock Transaction Program ,Tony Gaddis (Chapter 2)

Author: saddamarbaa

2.12. Stock Transaction.py

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+""" 
+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 stock broker a commission that amounted to 3% 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.
+Reference:
+(1) Starting out with Python, Third Edition, Tony Gaddis Chapter 2
+(2) https://youtu.be/t6MV_A54IkI
+"""
+# let store the values in variable
+number_of_share_purchased = 2000
+amount_paid_per_share = 40.00
+# Calculate the amount paid per stock
+amount_paid_per_stock = number_of_share_purchased * amount_paid_per_share
+# Calculate the commission for buying
+commission_for_buying = 0.03 * amount_paid_per_stock
+number_of_share_sold = 2000
+amount_sold_per_share = 42.75
+# Calculate the amount he received for the stock
+amount_received_per_stock = number_of_share_sold * amount_sold_per_share
+# Calculate the commission for sold
+commission_for_sold = 0.03 * amount_received_per_stock
+# Calculate the profit
+profit = amount_received_per_stock - commission_for_sold \
+    - amount_paid_per_stock - commission_for_buying
 
+# displays the information
+print("Amount Paid for stock : $" + format(amount_paid_per_stock, ",.2f") , \
+      "Commission for buying : $" + format(commission_for_buying, ",.2f") , \
+      "Amount received per stock : $"  + \
+      format(amount_received_per_stock, ",.2f"),
+      "Commission for selling : $"  + \
+      format(commission_for_sold, ",.2f"),\
+      "profit : $"  + format(profit, ",.2f") , sep = "\n")