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| Stock | Initial Price | Shares (million) | 
| ABC | $25 | 20 | 
| LMN | $50 | 5 | 
| PDQ | $5 | 200 | 
| XYZ | $100 | 1 | 
For the above stocks
1.
a. Calculate the price-weighted average of the four stocks.
b. What is the divisor to produce the base figure market value-weighted index?
2.
Suppose the price for LMN and ABC stay the same, XYZ’s price increases to $110, and PDQ’s
falls to $2
a. Calculate the price-weighted average of the four stocks.
b. Calculate the market value-weighted index of the four stocks.
c. Find the percentage change in the price-weighted average.
d. Find the percentage change in the market value-weighted index.
e.
After
the above change, suppose XYZ has a 4-for-1 stock split, calculate the new divisor
for the price-weighted average of the four stocks.
f. Does the market value-weighted index need to be adjusted for the stock split? Why or Why
not?
You have asked so many question each with sub parts in a single post. I have addressed all the sub part of question 1 and first two sub parts of question 2. Please post the balance question separately.
| Stock | Initial Price | Shares (mn) | |
| P0 | N0 | P0 x N0 | |
| ABC | 25 | 20 | 500 | 
| LMN | 50 | 5 | 250 | 
| PDQ | 5 | 200 | 1000 | 
| XYZ | 100 | 1 | 100 | 
| Total | 180 | 1,850 | 
Q - 1
(a) The price-weighted average of the four stocks = 180 / 4 = 45
(b) the divisor to produce the base figure market value-weighted index = 1850 / 1000 = 1.85
Q - 2
| Stock | Initial Price | Shares (mn) | |||
| P0 | N0 | P0 x N0 | P1 | P1 x N0 | |
| ABC | 25 | 20 | 500 | 25 | 500 | 
| LMN | 50 | 5 | 250 | 50 | 250 | 
| PDQ | 5 | 200 | 1000 | 2 | 400 | 
| XYZ | 100 | 1 | 100 | 110 | 110 | 
| Total | 180 | 1,850 | 187 | 1,260 | 
(a) the price-weighted average of the four stocks = 187 / 4 = 46.75
(b) the market value-weighted index of the four stocks = 1,260 / Divisor = 1,260 / 1.85 = 681.08