Mr. George paid $8,000 for 100 shares of stock A and $6,000 for 100 shares of stock B. He later sold the same shares of both stocks, gaining 3/8 the amount he paid for stock B. 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 loss 1 1/2 times as much.	B) A loss 2 times as much	C) The same.	D) A gain 1 1/2 times as much.	E) A gain 1.33 times as much.
A = 8000; B = 6000; Profit = (3/8)*6000= 
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<output>2_250</output>
2250   After prices are reversed:   A= 6000; B =8000; Profit = (3/8)*8000= 
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<output>3_000</output>
3000   3000 --&gt; Gain of 1.33 times 2250   Answer: A gain 1.33 times as much.
<result>E</result>
Mr. George paid $8,000 for 100 shares of stock A and $6,000 for 100 shares of stock B. He later sold the same shares of both stocks, gaining 3/8 the amount he paid for stock B. 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: