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Corporate Finance · Quiz 1 · 15 Mar 2026 · January 2026 term

Question 20: You go to an art exhibition in 2026 and see a painting i…

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You go to an art exhibition in 2026 and see a painting is priced at Rs 2,00,000. You search online and find out that the painting was purchased for Rs 200 by a prince in 1926. What is the annualized rate of return that the painting has accrued?

  1. A

    4.52%

  2. B

    7.15%

  3. C

    9.01%

  4. D

    10.00%

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  • B

    7.15%

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Question 20 of 25 in the IIT Madras BS Corporate Finance (Corporate Finance) Quiz 1 paper sat on 15 Mar 2026, in the January 2026 term (Corporate Finance 15 Mar 26). It carries 4 marks.

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