A benchmark index has three stocks priced at $60, $65, and $70. The number of outstanding shares for each is 444,000 shares, 555,000 shares, and 777,000 shares, respectively. Suppose the price of these three stocks changed to $40, $70, and $90, respectively and number of outstanding shares did not change, what is the equal-weighted index return?

A benchmark index has three stocks priced at $26, $49, and $59. The number of outstanding shares for each is 365,000 shares, 435,000 shares, and 583,000 shares, respectively. If the market value weighted index was 1000 yesterday and the prices changed to $26, $47, and $61 today, what is the new index value? Multiple Choice 995 1000 1005 991

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What is the required rate of return on a preferred stock with a $50 par value, a stated annual dividend of 9% of par, and a current market price of (a) $31, (b) $40, (c) $52, and (d) $74 (assume the market is in equilibrium with the required return equal to the expected return)? Do not round intermediate calculations. Round the answers to two decimal places.

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Suppose a stock index contains the stock of 3 firms: A Band C. The stock prices for the three firms are $56, $63 and $23, respectively. The firms have 132 milion, 102 million and 110 million shares outstanding, respectively. If the index is value weighted, calculate its initial value. (round your answer to 2 decimal places)

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Problem 2-12 (Algo) Consider the three stocks in the following table. Pt represents price at time t, and Qt represents shares outstanding at time t. Stock C splits two for one in the last period. Stock Po A B P1 01 P2 02 00 140 145 145 145 145 145 135 290 130 290 130 290 270 290 280 290 145 580 C Required: Calculate the first-period rates of return on the following indexes of the three stocks (t = 0 to t = 1): Note: Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answers to 2 decimal places. a. A market-value-weighted index. b. An equally weighted index. a. Rate of return b. Rate of return % %

Consider the three stocks in the following table. Pt represents price at time t, and Qt represents shares outstanding at time t. Stock C splits two-for-one in the last period (t=2). Po A 100 B 60 C 120 Qo 100 200 200 P₁ 105 55 130 Rate of return b. An equally weighted index. Rate of return Q₁ 100 200 200 % P2 % 105 55 65 Calculate the first-period rates of return on the following indexes of the three stocks (t = O to t = 1): (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answers to 2 decimal places.) a. A market value-weighted index. Q2 100 200 400

Consider the three stocks in the following table. Pt represents price at time t, and Qt represents shares outstanding at time t. Stock C splits two-for-one in the last period. A B C Ро 90 50 100 Rate of return 90 100 200 200 P1 95 45 110 Rate of return b. An equally weighted index Required: Calculate the first-period rates of return on the following indexes of the three stocks: (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round answers to 2 decimal places.) a. A market value-weighted index % 01 100 200 200 % P2 95 45 55 92 100 200 400