Fundamentals of Corporate Finance (Special Edition for Rutgers Business School)
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Author: Ross, Westerfield, Jordan
Publisher: McGraw Hill
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Chapter 12, Problem 12.5CTF
Summary Introduction
To determine: The geometric average return.
Introduction:
Total return refers to the total income from an investment. The total income includes the periodic incomes and the increase or decrease in the value of an asset. Geometric average return refers to the return after compounding the average returns for multiple years.
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Fundamentals of Corporate Finance (Special Edition for Rutgers Business School)
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