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 3/8 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:	Pick one:
A) A gain 1.67 times as much.
B) A loss 2 times as much
C) A loss 3 times as much
D) A loss 1.5 times as much
E) No Loss No Gain
A gain 1.67 times as much. = 5000; B = 3000; Profit = (3/8)*3000= 
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1125   A gain 1.67 times as much.fter prices are reversed:   A gain 1.67 times as much.= 3000; B =5000; Profit = (3/8)*5000= 
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1875   1875 --&gt; Gain of 1.67 times 1125   A gain 1.67 times as much.nswer: A gain 1.67 times as much.
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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 3/8 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: