1)Suppose that you expect SugarCane stock price to decline. So you decide to ask your broker to short sell 2000 shares. The current market price is $40. The proceeds from the short sale $80,000 is credited into your account. However, a few days later the market price of the stock jumps to $80 per share and your broker asks you close out your position immediately. What is your profit or loss from this transaction?

2)An investor has an initial margin requirement of 50% on his margin account and a maintenance margin requirement of 25%. The investor short sold 1,000 shares at $ 40 per share. What is the maximum price that the share can reach in the market before the investor receives a margin call?