Fundamentals of Corporate Finance
11th Edition
ISBN: 9780077861704
Author: Stephen A. Ross Franco Modigliani Professor of Financial Economics Professor, Randolph W Westerfield Robert R. Dockson Deans Chair in Bus. Admin., Bradford D Jordan Professor
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 12, Problem 15QP
Arithmetic and Geometric Returns [LO1] A stock has had returns of 9 percent, 21 percent, 32 percent, −18 percent, 27 percent, and −12 percent over the last six years. What are the arithmetic and geometric returns for the stock?
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Fundamentals of Corporate Finance
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