An investor’s portfolio currently is worth K1 million and during the year the investor company at a price of K80 per share and 2000 shares of F Company at K40 per share. The proceeds are used to buy 1 600 shares of I Company at K100 per share. What was the portfolio rate of return? If the shares of M originally purchased for K70 and those in F were purchased for k35, and if the investor’s tax rate on capital gains income is 20 %, how much extra will the investor owe on this year’s taxes as a result of these transactions?

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An investor’s portfolio currently is worth K1 million and during the year the investor company at a price of K80 per share and 2000 shares of F Company at K40 per share. The proceeds are used to buy 1 600 shares of I Company at K100 per share.

  • What was the portfolio rate of return?
  • If the shares of M originally purchased for K70 and those in F were purchased for k35, and if the investor’s tax rate on capital gains income is 20 %, how much extra will the investor owe on this year’s taxes as a result of these transactions?
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