(Holding-period dollar gain and return) Suppose you purchased 11 shares of Diamond Company stock for $26.37 per share on May 1, 2016. On September 1 of the same year, you sold 7 shares of the stock for $23.44. Calculate the holding-period dollar gain for the shares you sold, assuming no dividend was distributed, and the holding-period rate of return.

a. The holding-period dollar gain for the shares you sold is $...? Enter a negative number if it is a loss.(Round to the nearest cent.)