-The Value of an Investment at the End of Each

question 25

Multiple Choice

$\begin{array}{|c|c|}\hline \text { Year } & \begin{array}{c}\text { Return } \\\mathbf{( \% ) }\end{array} \\\hline \text { Year } 1 & 7 \% \\\hline \text { Year } 2 & 17 \% \\\hline \text { Year } 3 & -2.4 \% \\\hline \text { Year } 4 & 2 \% \\\hline\end{array}$
-The value of an investment at the end of each of four years is shown above.What is the geometric cumulative return over the four years?

• A) \(15.1 \%\)
• B) \(24.63 \%\)
• C)\(18.7 \%\)
• D) \(19.7 \%\)

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