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Actual data for the following stocks in the pharmaceutical industry. Pfizer Merck Johnson & Johnson Moderna Price/share $46 $88 $168 $138 # shares o/s *

Actual data for the following stocks in the pharmaceutical industry.



Pfizer

Merck

Johnson & Johnson

Moderna






Price/share

$46

$88

$168

$138

# shares o/s *

5.616

2.525

2.583

0.390

Question 2 (continued)


*FYI: number of shares outstanding is in billions


Part I:

Suppose you create a 3-stock pharmaceutical industry index using Merck, Johnson & Johnson, and Moderna only.

  1. Determine this index value if it is price-weighted. Divisor = 3.00 Show all work.
  2. Determine this index value if it is value-weighted. Divisor (in billions) = 5.827 Show all work.
  3. Now suppose Johnson & Johnson does a 4:1 stock split immediately after trading close on September 16th. Calculate the new divisor for the price-weighted index & new divisor for the value-weighted index. Show all work or explain your answers.


Part 2

Suppose immediately after trading close on September 16h, you decide to immediately replace Moderna with Pfizer in your index.

  1. Determine the new divisor for price-weighted index. Show all work.

Determine the new divisor for value-weighted index. Show all work.

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