Walker Enterprises had the following end-of-year stock prices over the last five years and paid no dividends.
Time Walker
1 $12
2 9
3 7
4 6
5 8
- Calculate the average rate of return for each year from the above information.
- What is the arithmetic average rate of return earned by investing in Walker's stock over this period?
- What is the geometric average rate of return earned by investing in Walker's stock over this period?
- Considering the beginning and ending stock prices for the five-year period are the same, which type of average rate of return best describes the annual rate of return earned over the period (arithmetic or geometric)?
- The annual rate of return at the end of year 3 is what percent?