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stock has had returns of 19.0 percent, 29.0 percent, 24.0 percent, 10.1 percent,

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Question

stock has had returns of 19.0 percent, 29.0 percent, 24.0 percent, 10.1 percent, 34.8 percent, and 27.0 percent over the last six years.

Required:

What are the arithmetic and geometric returns for the stock? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter your answers as a percentage rounded to 2 decimal places (e.g., 32.16).)

  Arithmetic average return

14.28 %

  Geometric average return

%

stock has had returns of 19.0 percent, 29.0 percent, 24.0 percent, 10.1 percent, 34.8 percent, and 27.0 percent over the last six years.

Explanation / Answer

Answer:

Calculation of Arithmetic average return

Year

Return

1

-19%

2

29%

3

24%

4

-10.10%

5

35%

6

27%

Total

85.70%

Arithmetic average return = Total /6

14.28%

Calculation of Geometric average return

Formula = [(1+r1)*(1+r2*…………*(1+rn)]^(1/n) -1

Year

Return (r)

1+r

1

-19%

          0.81

2

29%

          1.29

3

24%

          1.24

4

-10.10%

          0.90

5

35%

          1.35

6

27%

          1.27

Product

          1.99

Product ^(1/6)-1

          0.12

Geometric average return

12.19%

Calculation of Arithmetic average return

Year

Return

1

-19%

2

29%

3

24%

4

-10.10%

5

35%

6

27%

Total

85.70%

Arithmetic average return = Total /6

14.28%

Calculation of Geometric average return

Formula = [(1+r1)*(1+r2*…………*(1+rn)]^(1/n) -1

Year

Return (r)

1+r

1

-19%

          0.81

2

29%

          1.29

3

24%

          1.24

4

-10.10%

          0.90

5

35%

          1.35

6

27%

          1.27

Product

          1.99

Product ^(1/6)-1

          0.12

Geometric average return

12.19%