Consider the three stocks in the following table. $P_t$ represents price at time $t$, and $Q_t$ represents shares outstanding at time $t$. \begin{tabular}{c|cc|cc|cc} & $P_0$ & $Q_0$ & $P_1$ & $Q_1$ & $P_2$ & $Q_2$ \\ hline A & 94 & 100 & 99 & 100 & 99 & 100 \\ B & 54 & 200 & 49 & 200 & 49 & 200 \\ C & 108 & 200 & 118 & 200 & 59 & 400 \end{tabular} Calculate the first-period rates of return on the following indexes of the three stocks: (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answers to 2 decimal places.) a. A market value-weighted index b. An equally weighted index Rate of return Rate of return
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04 Market value-weighted index for stock P1 = (99 + 49 + 118) / (94 + 54 + 108) = 2.02 Show more…
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