Marcus purchased 80 shares of stock in a computer company at $74.19 per share and taylor purchased 65 shares of stock in a different computer company for $85.21 per share. after holding the stock for two years, marcus sold his for a total of $6,404.57, and taylor sold hers for a total of $6,192.83. which person had a higher roi and by how much?

Taylor, by 3.9 pp ($184.81)

Step-by-step explanation:

Marcus: Invested 80 x 74.19 = 5935.20

Taylor: Invested 65 x 85.21 = 5538.65

After 2 y

Marcus: Sold for 6404.57

Taylor: Sold for 6192.83

Net profit

Marcus: 6404.57 - 5935.20 = 469.37

Taylor: 6192.83 - 5538.65 = 654.18

ROI

Marcus: 469.37/5935.20 * 100 = 7.91%

Taylor: 654.18/5538.65 * 100 = 11.81%

Taylor had a higher ROI by 3.9 percentage points (11.81 - 7.91)

b. 6

step-by-step explanation:

we are given the table representing an exponential function.

we can see from the table that, as x is increasing, the value of y is increasing in the power of 6.

i.e. the following relation is obtained,

x = 1, y = 6

x = 2, y = 36 =

x = 3, y = 216 =

x = 4, y = 1296 =

x = 5, y = 7776 =

so, the geometric series obtained is .

thus, the common ratio is given by = = 6.

hence, the common ratio is 6.