An Investment's Total Return Is the Sum of Any Cash

question 56

True/False

An investment's total return is the sum of any cash distributions minus the change in the investment's value, divided by the beginning-of-period value.

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Definitions:

Half-life

The time required for half of the atoms in a radioactive substance to undergo decay, a characteristic constant for each radioactive isotope.

Half-life

The time required for half the atoms of a radioactive substance to decay into a stable form.

Cesium-137

A radioactive isotope of cesium with a half-life of about 30.17 years, commonly used in medical applications and industrial gauges.

Gamma Ray Emission

A type of radioactive decay where an unstable nucleus emits a gamma ray to become more stable.