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Lance Murdock purchased a wooden statue of a Conquistador for $7, 000 to put in

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Question

Lance Murdock purchased a wooden statue of a Conquistador for $7, 000 to put in his home office 6 years ago. Lance has recently married, and his home office is being converted into a sewing room. His new wife, who has far better taste than Lance, thinks the Conquistador is hideous and must go immediately. Lance decided to sell it on e-Bay and only received $5, 200 for it, and so he took a loss on the investment. What was his rate of return, that is, the value of R What was Lance Murdock's rate of return, that is the value of R Enter a negative percentage for a loss. %

Explanation / Answer

1) Calculation of rate of return :

          Purchase price 6 years ago = $7000

                           Sale price         = $5200

                      Loss on sale          = ($1800)    **(5200 - 7000)

                            Rate of return   = - 1800/7000

                                                   = (25.71%) **OVERALL

                   Annual rate of return = - 300 /7000

                                                  = (4.29%)