Suppose that you would like to create composite indexes from three stocks: stk1, stk2, stk3. Their stock prices (Pt) and total shares outstanding (Qt) from day 0 to day 1 are shown as follows: stk3 splits two-for-one in day 1. P0 Q0 P1 Q1 stk1 40 100 50 100 stk2 50 200 50 200 stk3 60 150 50 300 Which answer is the closest value to the rate of return on an equal-weighted index of the three stocks? A. 20% B. 25% C. 30% D. 35%

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Suppose that you would like to create composite indexes from three stocks: stk1, stk2, stk3. Their stock prices (Pt) and total shares outstanding (Qt) from day 0 to day 1 are shown as follows: stk3 splits two-for-one in day 1.

 

 

P0

Q0

P1

Q1

stk1

40

100

50

100

stk2

50

200

50

200

stk3

60

150

50

300

 

Which answer is the closest value to the rate of return on an equal-weighted index of the three stocks?

  A.

20%

  B.

25%

  C.

30%

  D.

35%

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