Ishak. has built up total assets at the end of last year of
RM520,000. It consisted of a home
valued at RM350,000 and financial assets valued at RM170,000.
During this year his home
appreciated by a -4% because of the contracting housing market, but
his financial assets
achieved a return of 6.5%.
i. What is Ishak's total assets worth?
ii. What is his overall rate of return this year?
1- | |||
current value of home | last year value+(1+appreciation rate) | 350000*(1-.04) | 336000 |
current value of financial assets | last year value+(1+appreciation rate) | 170000*(1-.065) | 181050 |
total value of assets | 336000+181050 | 517050 | |
2- | |||
total rate of return during the year | (value of assets after a year/value of assets at the time of investment)^(1/n) -1 | (517050/520000)^(1/1)-1 | -0.57% |
total value of assets after a year | 517050 | ||
total value of assets at the time of investment | 520000 |
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