A Chinese investor bought 50,000 Yuans worth of stock in AMZN when it was selling for...

A Chinese investor bought 50,000 Yuans worth of stock in AMZN when it was selling for $950 and the exchange rate was 1USD = 6CNY. He just sold his shares for $ 1,650 per share and 1USD = 7CNY. What was the total return of the investor? What percentage of the total return was due to change in share price? What percentage of the return was due to change in exchange rate?

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Yuans invested	50000
USD invested	8333.333333
Number of stocks purchase	8.771929825
Sale
Value of shares in USD	14473.68421
Value of shares in Yuan	101315.7895

Net Profit	51315.78947	yuan
Percentage return	102.63%
Percentage return due to change in price	73.68%
Percentage return due to change in exchange rate	28.95%

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