Calculate the rate of return on a price-weighted index

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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. P0 Q0 P1 Q1 P2 Q2 A 83 100 88 100 88 100 B 43 200 38 200 38 200 C 86 200 96 200 48 400 a. Calculate the rate of return on a price-weighted index of the three stocks for the first period (t = 0 to t = 1). (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to 2 decimal places.) Rate of return % b. What will be the divisor for the price-weighted index in year 2? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to 2 decimal places.)

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