David paid $7,000 for 100 shares of stock X and $5,000 for 100 shares of stock Y. He later sold the same shares of both stocks, gaining 3/4 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 choice from the following answers
A) A Gain of 1.67 times as much B) A Gain of 1.4 times as much C) A Gain of 2 times as much D) A Gain of 1.6 times as much E) A Gain of 1.7 times as much
A = 7000; A Gain of 1.4 times as much = 5000; Profit = (3/4)*5000= 
<gadget id="calculator">(3/4)*5000</gadget>
<output>3_750</output>
3750   After prices are reversed:   A= 5000; A Gain of 1.4 times as much =7000; Profit = (3/4)*7000= 
<gadget id="calculator">(3/4)*7000</gadget>
<output>5_250</output>
5250   5250 --&gt; Gain of 1.4 times 3750   Answer: A Gain of 1.4 times as much
<result>B</result>
David paid $7,000 for 100 shares of stock X and $5,000 for 100 shares of stock Y. He later sold the same shares of both stocks, gaining 3/4 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: