document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=582547>Question 582547</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A person pays $100,000 for an investment that promises to pay $15,000 per year at the end of each year for ten years. What is the rate of return on the investment? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #372095 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=372095\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If the investment pays $15,000 for ten years, then it will pay back a total of 10*15000 = 150000 dollars.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Rate of Return = (Final - Initial)/(Initial)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Rate of Return = (150000 - 100000)/(100000)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Rate of Return = (50000)/(100000)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Rate of Return = 0.5\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So the rate of return is 50%<BR>\n" );
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