document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=439374>Question 439374</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Consider the following statement: Your stock portifolio dropped 25% last year, but rose 25% this year. Did you break even? Why or why not? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #303631 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=robertb><B>robertb(5830)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=robertb><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=robertb><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=303631\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> No.  Let x  = the value of the portfolio before the drop.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Then after the increase the value of the portfolio is 0.75*1.25x = 0.9375x, which is still at a loss of 6.25%. </SPAN>\n" );
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