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Question 4
Consider the following three stocks constitute an index. Pt
represents price at time t and Qt represents no. of shares
outstanding at time t.
P0 | Q0 | P1 | Q1 | |
A | 10 | 10,000 | 12 | 10,000 |
B | 50 | 100 | 54 | 100 |
C | 2 | 2,000,000 | 1.85 | 2,000,000 |
a) Compute rate of return of each stock at time 1.
b) Compute percentage change of the index value at time 1 given it
is (i) value weighted index and (ii) price weighted index.
c) Assuming price weighted scheme is adopted, compute the new
divisor if Stock P, $8 per share, replaces Stock C after market
close at time 0.