You have accumulated data on three stocks (see below). You have decided to use t
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You have accumulated data on three stocks (see below). You have decided to use the information on these stocks to form an index. You want to find the average earned rate of return for 2011 on your index. If you follow the averaging procedure used to calculate the S&P 500 Index return, what would your index's rate of return be? Hints: Rates of return are based on beginning-of-year prices, and the S&P Index is weighted by market values of the companies in the index.
Shares Beginning Ending Outstanding || Stock Dividend Price Price (millions)
A $1.50 $30.00 $32.00 5.00
B $2.00 $28.50 $27.00 4.50
C $0.75 $20.00 $24.00 20.00
Stock |||Dividend|||Beginning Price|||Ending Price||Shares Outstanding (millions)
A.....||| $1.50 ....||| $30.00 .........|||| $32.00 .....|| 5.00
B.....||| $2.00 ....||| $28.50 .........|||| $27.00 .....|| 4.50
C.....||| $0.75....||| $20.00 .........|||| $24.00 .....|| 20.00
Beginning Index Calculation
Beginning Index =
Ending Index Calculation
Ending Index =
Index Rate of Return Calculation
Index Rate of Return =
Your help in showing the work/calculations would be greatly appreciated on this, so I can get a better grasp and understanding on this. Thank You in Advance!
Explanation / Answer
Stock
dividend
Price at beginning
ending
chnage
Share -outstanding
Toal=market value
Weight(%)
A
1.50
30.00
32.00
2.00
5.00
150.00
22.12
B
2.00
28.50
27.00
-1.50
4.50
128.25
18.91
C
0.75
20.00
24.00
4.00
20.00
400.00
58.98
678.25
Stock
Dividend
yield
Gain yiels
Etoal returen
weight
Weight
return
A
5%
6.67%
11.67%
0.2212%
0.0258
B
7.02%
-5.26%
1.75%
1.75%
0.0033
C
3.75%
20.00%
23.75%
23.75%
0.01401
0.1692
Answer Index return: 16.92%
Stock
dividend
Price at beginning
ending
chnage
Share -outstanding
Toal=market value
Weight(%)
A
1.50
30.00
32.00
2.00
5.00
150.00
22.12
B
2.00
28.50
27.00
-1.50
4.50
128.25
18.91
C
0.75
20.00
24.00
4.00
20.00
400.00
58.98
678.25
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