-An Investor Purchased the Investment Above $-12.6 \%$ B) $-10.5 \%$

question 3

Multiple Choice

$\begin{array}{|l|r|r|r}\hline \text { Asset } & \text { Number of shares } & \text { Initial price (\$) } & \text { End price (\$) } \\\hline \text { A } & 2000 & 6.00 & 6.10 \\\hline \text { B } & 5000 & 3.00 & 2.25 \\\hline \text { C } & 3000 & 12.00 & 11.50 \\\hline \text { D } & 12000 & 8.50 & 8.85 \\\hline\end{array}$
-An investor purchased the investment above.If continuously compounded returns are used,what is the equal-weighted return on the portfolio?

• A) \(-12.6 \%\)
• B) \(-10.5 \%\)
• C) \(-3.2 \%\)
• D)\(2.3\%\)

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