Pigou buys a house for $500,000, rents it for $2,000 per month for four years, and then sells it for $600,000. What is Pigou's per-year rate of return?

A. 4.8 percent.
B. 9.8 percent.
C. 20 percent.
D. 39.2 percent.


B. 9.8 percent.

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