Basic Business Statistics, Student Value Edition (13th Edition)
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ISBN: 9780321946393
Author: Mark L. Berenson, David M. Levine, Kathryn A. Szabat
Publisher: PEARSON
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Find the geometric rate of return per year for the two-year period 2011 – 2012.
b.
To determine
Find the value of TASER stock at the end of 2012.
c.
To determine
Compare the value of the TASER stock at the end of 2012 with the value of the GE stock at the end of 2012.
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