You invest $5,175 in a stock plan. it increases 9% the first year then loses 5% of its value the second year. what is your gain compared to your original investment?
a. 183.71
b. 195.65
c. 201.14
d. 185.21

A. 183.71

Step-by-step explanation:

Original investment in stock plan = $5175

Increase in the first year of investment in stock plan = 9% of $5175

= 0.09 ( $5175)

= $465.75

then new value of investment in stock plan = $5175 + $465.75 = $5640.75

Loss in the investment of stock plan = 5% of $5640.75

= 0.05 ( $5640.75)

= $282.0375

then new value of investment in stock plan = $5640.75 - $282.0375 = $5358.7125

Now let's find difference between latest value and the original value of investment

$5358.7125 - $5175 = $183.7125

Hence choice A. 183.71 is correct.

the most boring ever written

step-by-step explanation:

i am writing something. yes, i plan to make it the most boring thing ever written. i go to the store. a car is parked. many cars are parked or moving. some are blue. some are tan. they have windows. in the store, there are items for sale. these include such things as soap, detergent, magazines, and lettuce. you can enhance your life with these products. soap can be used for bathing, be it in a bathtub or in a shower. apply the soap to your body and rinse. detergent is used to wash clothes. place your dirty clothes into a washing machine and add some detergent as directed on the box. select the appropriate settings on your washing machine and you should be ready to begin. magazines are stapled reading material made with glossy paper, and they cover a wide variety of topics, ranging from news and politics to business and stock market information. some magazines are concerned with more recreational topics, like sports card collecting or different kinds of hairstyles. lettuce is a vegetable.