Suppose you have $10,000 in cash to invest. You decide to sell short $5000 worth of Earlham stock and invest the proceeds from your short sale, plus your $10,000 into one-year U.S. Treasury bills earning 5%. At the end of the year, you decide to liquidate your portfolio.   Earlham Industries was priced at $40 per share at the beginning of the year.  At the end of the year, Earlham Industries paid a dividend of $1 per share and the share price was $50.   The return on your portfolio is closest to:       12.25%     -6.25%     -2.5%     5%

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Suppose you have $10,000 in cash to invest. You decide to sell short $5000 worth of Earlham stock and invest the proceeds from your short sale, plus your $10,000 into one-year U.S. Treasury bills earning 5%. At the end of the year, you decide to liquidate your portfolio.
 
Earlham Industries was priced at $40 per share at the beginning of the year.  At the end of the year, Earlham Industries paid a dividend of $1 per share and the share price was $50.
 
The return on your portfolio is closest to:
 
   

12.25%

   

-6.25%

   

-2.5%

   

5%

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