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Assessment Strategy Module 1 - Question 3 (Rule of 72)

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AshSmith123
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Assessment Strategy Module 1 - Question 3 (Rule of 72)

Hi All,
Just doing the assessment strategy module 1
I can't not work out how to do this questions:

A property earning –5% income, but +12% capital appreciation

A property earning +2% income and +8% capital appreciation

Is their a simple way of working this out, or am i just going crazy in the head on this

Daniel hain
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hi ashy ,

the rule of 72 is a investing rule of thumb investing calculation

so 72 divided by the percentage gives you the amount of years it will take for your investment to double

hope that helps with out showing you the answer

daniel

AshSmith123
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Hi Daniel
Thanks for your reply, already know you divided 72 by the percentage and it gives you the years for it to double,
But how do you work out the -5% in years

Daniel hain
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-5 % + 12% =? %

72 / ? = 10.28 years

Tycho

12 - 5 = 7
72 / 7 = 10.286 years approx.
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2 + 8 = 10
72 / 10 = 7.2 years

So, you are just dividing 72 by the sum of the two returns.

Hope that helps,
Tycho

Juliecf1529

Dont get too flustered by the calculations Ashy. You could try reworking Steve's examples, so you can work out how he did them, before you attempt to answer any calculation questions.
cheers
Juls