document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1195607>Question 1195607</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The Total Return on an investment is the relative change in the investment value:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Total Return= Ending Value−Initial Value/Initial Value<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Joy pays $15,000 for shares in a new company. She sells the shares 8 years later for $12,500. What was her total return on this investment? Round your answer to the nearest tenth of a percent.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #828341 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><B>Boreal(15235)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><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=Boreal><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=828341\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> She lost $2500 over the period of time.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The initial value was $15000<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The total return was - 2500/15000 or -16.7% </SPAN>\n" );
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