Problem: the price of stock increased by 8 % last year and decreased by 6 % this year . what is the net percentage change in the price of the stock ?
Rationale: ( 100 % + 8 % ) * ( 100 % - 6 % ) = 1.08 * 0.94 = 1.0152 = 101.52 % . the net percentage change in the price of the stock is ( + ) 1.52 % the answer is d
annotated_formula: subtract(multiply(multiply(divide(add(const_100, 8), const_100), divide(subtract(const_100, 6), const_100)), const_100), const_100)