Five years ago, you invested $720,000 in a portfolio. The portfolio’s annual returns in the last five years were 20%, – 15%, 27%, 0%, and 18%. How much is your investment worth today?
A. |
$1.5 million |
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B. |
$900,000 |
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C. |
$1.1 million |
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D. |
$1.3 million |
Initial Portfolio Value = $720,000
Portfolio value after 5 Years = 720,000 * (1+20%) * (1-15%) * (1+27%) * (1+0%) * (1+18%) = $1,100,572
Hence, answer is C, which is $1.1 mil
The longer way to calculate the answer here would have been:
Portfolio value at Year 1, P1 = 720,000 * (1+20%)
Portfolio value at Year 2, P2 = P1 * (1-15%) = 720,000 * (1+20%) * (1-15%)
Similarly add to the chain for P3, P4 and P5, where P5 would be the final value of investment at end of year 5 as asked in question
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