David paid $5,000 for 100 shares of stock X and $3,000 for 100 shares of stock Y. He later sold the same shares of both stocks, gaining 3/6 the amount he paid for stock Y. If the prices he had paid for the stocks had been reversed and everything else remained the same, then the net result would have been:  Choose the correct option.
A) A loss 3 times as much B) A loss 2 times as much C) A Gain of 1.67 times as much. D) A loss 1.5 times as much E) A Gain of 2 times as much.
A = 5000; B = 3000; Profit = (3/6)*3000= 
<gadget id="calculator">(3/6)*3000</gadget>
<output>1_500</output>
1500   After prices are reversed:   A= 3000; B =5000; Profit = (3/6)*5000= 
<gadget id="calculator">(3/6)*5000</gadget>
<output>2_500</output>
2500   2500 --&gt; Gain of 1.67 times 1500   Answer: A Gain of 1.67 times as much.
<result>C</result>
David paid $5,000 for 100 shares of stock X and $3,000 for 100 shares of stock Y. He later sold the same shares of both stocks, gaining 3/6 the amount he paid for stock Y. If the prices he had paid for the stocks had been reversed and everything else remained the same, then the net result would have been: