Answer: -20.31%
Explanation:
A year ago, a United States investor converted dollars to yen and bought 100 shares of stock in a Japanese company at price of 3,150 yen per share. At that time of purchase, 1 yen equaled $0.00952.
Total cost =3150×100 yen = 315000 yen
= 315000 × 0.00952 = $2998.8
Today, the stock sells at a price of 3,465 yen per share, and in the currency market $1 equals 145 yen.
Total selling price=3465 × 100 = 346500 yen =346500/145 = $2389.7
Return = (2389.7-2998.8)×100/2998.8
= -20.31%