If a private equity investment loses an average of 15 percent for each of its first three years, what average annual return must it achieve over the next ten years in order to provide its owners a 20 percent annual return over the thirteen-year period?AnsLet the private equity investment be $ 100Average loss in three years = 15% Total loss in three years = 45% Private investment balance after 3 yrs( $ 100 – 45% of $ 100) = $55.00 Expected…