You invest $100,000 today. The annual ROI on the investment is: year 1 = 12 percent; year 2 = negative 24.6 percent; year 3 = 33.7 percent; and year 4 = 29.6 percent. Determine the average annual ROI on the investment. You may find the following two forms helpful:

Year

Investment Value

at Start of Year

Earnings

for Year

ROI for Year

Investment Balance

at End of Year

1

$100,000.00

 

12.00%

 

2

 

 

–24.60%

 

3

 

 

33.70%

 

4

 

 

29.60%

 

 

Year

Investment Value

at Start of Year

Return at

? %

Investment Value

at End of Year

ROI for Year

1

$100,000.00

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

 

3

 

 

 

 

4