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SHOW WORK & FORMULA ! ! ! Question 6. You invest $10,000 in each of three stocks

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SHOW WORK & FORMULA ! ! !

Question 6. You invest $10,000 in each of three stocks and $15,000 in two other stocks. A year later the prices have changed by down 10% down 5% and up 12% on the first three stocks while the last two stocks were up 8% and up 15% respectively. Find the value of this portfolio after 1 year and the growth factor for the portfolio as a whole. If the above percentages were the average annual changes each year for 2 years, what of your investment in each stock? What would would be the value at the end of the two years be the total value of your portfolio after two years and what would the annual growth factor for those two years?

Explanation / Answer

Assume investment in the the first three stocks are:

A=$10,000

B=$10,000

C=$10,000

Investment in two other stocks are:

X=$15,000

Y=$15,000

Total investment=(3*10000+2*15000)=$60,000

A year later Value of first three investments will be:

A=(1-0.1)*10000=$9,000

B=(1-0.05)*10,000=$9,500

C=(1-0.12)*10,000=$8,800

Value of these three investment (A,B and C)=9000+9500+8800= $ 27,300

The value of other two investments will be :

X=(1+0.08)*15000=$16,200

Y=(1+0.15)*15000=$17,250

Value of these two investments(X and Y)=16200+17250= $ 33,450

Total value of investments=27300+33450= $ 60,750

Value of the portfolio

$        60,750

Growth factor as a whole=(60750/60000)-1=0.0125

Growth factor as a whole in percentage=1.25%

Growth factor

0.0125

Growth factor in percentage

1.25%

If the above percentage growth in each of two years:

Value after one year=60000*(1+0.0125)=60000*1.0125= $ 60,750

Value after two years=60000*(1.0125^2)=60750*1.0125= $ 61,509.38

Value at the end of two years

$ 61,509.38

Annual growth factor=1.25%

Value of the portfolio

$        60,750