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XYZ stock price and dividend history are as follows:

Year

Beginning-of-Year Price

Dividend Paid at Year-End

2018

$ 100

$ 4

2019

110

4

2020

90

4

2021

95

4

An investor buys three shares of XYZ at the beginning of 2018, buys another two shares at the beginning of 2019, sells one share at the beginning of 2020, and sells all four remaining shares at the beginning of 2021.

Required:

a. What are the arithmetic and geometric average time-weighted rates of return for the investor? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answers to 2 decimal places.)

b-1. Prepare a chart of cash flows for the four dates corresponding to the turns of the year for January 1, 2018, to January 1, 2021. (Negative amounts should be indicated by a minus sign.)

Date

Cash Flow

2018

2019

2020

2021

b-2. What is the dollar-weighted rate of return? (Hint: If your calculator cannot calculate internal rate of return, you will have to use a spreadsheet or trial and error.) (Negative value should be indicated by a minus sign. Round your answer to 4 decimal places.)

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