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A US investor purchased stock in a Canadian company on January 15, 2019 for C$107.85. The investor sold the stock on March 22 for C$112.15. What is the investor’s percentage return on the investment in Canadian dollars?
Solution :
The formula for calculating the investor’s percentage return on the investment is
= [ ( Sale price - Purchase Price ) / Purchase Price ]
As per the information given in the question
Sale price of the stock = C$ 112.15 ; Purchase price of the stock = C$ 107.85
Applying the above values in the formula we have
=[ ( 112.15 - 107.85 ) / 107.85 ]
= 0.0399
= 3.99 % ( when rounded off to two decimal places )
= 4 % ( when rounded off to the nearest whole number )
Thus the investor’s percentage return on the investment in Canadian dollars = 3.99 % = 4 %
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