TABLE 3-6 The Rates of Return of an Internet Service Provider Over

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TABLE 3-6
The rates of return of an Internet Service Provider over a 10 year period are: 10.25%, 12.64%, 8.37%, 9.29%, 6.23%, 42.53%, 29.23%, 15.25%, 21.52%, -2.35%.
-Referring to Table 3-6, compute the arithmetic mean rate of return per year.

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