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Although appealing to more refined tastes, art as a collectible has not always performed so profitably. During 2003, Sotheby's sold a Edgar Degas' bronze sculpture at an auction for a price of $10,311,500. Unfortunately for the previous owner, he had purchased it in 1999 at a price of $12,377,500. What was his annual rate of return on this sculpture?

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Although appealing to more refined tastes, art as a collectible has not always performed so profitably. During 2003, Sotheby's sold a Edgar Degas' bronze sculpture at an auction for a price of $10,311,500. Unfortunately for the previous owner, he had purchased it in 1999 at a price of $12,377,500. What was his annual rate of return on this sculpture?

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