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qid 378 · business

Question: The dividend return per annum on an investment was $900. Given this was an annual return of 6 percent, how much was invested?

  1. $18,000.00
  2. $17,000.00
  3. $16,000.00
  4. $19,000.00
  5. $12,000.00
  6. $14,000.00
  7. $13,500.00
  8. $22,500.00
  9. $15,000.00
  10. $20,000.00

Our answer: I. $15,000.00 Source quote machine-checked (exact quote)

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Stored formula / worked method, replayed by code

Dividend yield and investment principal derivation problem

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Current source

Wikipedia, "Rate of return"

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rate_of_return

“In finance, return is a profit on an investment.”

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