The Total Rate of Return on an Investment Over a Given

question 113

Multiple Choice

The total rate of return on an investment over a given period of time is calculated by ________.

• A) dividing the asset's cash distributions during the period, plus change in value, by its beginning-of period investment value.
• B) dividing the asset's cash distributions during the period, plus change in value, by its ending-of period investment value.
• C) dividing the asset's cash distributions during the period, minus change in value, by its ending-of period investment value.
• D) dividing the asset's cash distributions during the period, minus change in value, by its beginning-of period investment value.

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Definitions:

Endoderm

Innermost primary tissue layer of an animal embryo that gives rise to the linings of the digestive tract and associated structures.

Germ Layer

Primary tissue layer of a vertebrate embryo—namely, ectoderm, mesoderm, or endoderm.

Ectoderm

Outermost primary tissue layer of an animal embryo; gives rise to the nervous system and the outer layer of the integument.

Differentiate

To recognize or ascertain what makes something or someone different, or in biology, the process by which cells or tissues change from relatively generalized to specialized kinds, during development.