Over the Past Four Years,Hi-Tech Development Stock Returned 35

question 25

Multiple Choice

Over the past four years,Hi-Tech Development stock returned 35.2,38.8,18.4,and -32.2 percent annually.What is the arithmetic average return?

• A) 15.05 percent
• B) 17.67 percent
• C) 20.53 percent
• D) 24.20 percent
• E) 32.25 percent

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