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The following three defense stocks are to be combined into a stock index in January 2016 (perhaps a portfolio manager believes these stocks are an appropriate benchmark for his or her performance). Assume the index is scaled by a factor of 10 million; that is, if the total value of all firms in the market is $5 billion, the index would be quoted as 500.
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Douglas McDonnell | 200 | $ | 70 | $ | 73 | $ | 87 | |||
Dynamics General | 300 | 51 | 46 | 60 | ||||||
International Rockwell | 390 | 80 | 69 | 86 | ||||||
a. Calculate the initial value of the index if a value-weighting scheme is used. (Round your answer to 2 decimal places.)
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b. What is the rate of return on this index for the year ending December 31, 2016? For the year ending December 31, 2017? (A negative value should be indicated by a minus sign. Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter your answers as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places.)
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