Stock 1: Number of shares outstanding

=6,000

shares\ Price per share on

(1)/(1)/2024=$20

\ Price per share on

(2)/(1)/2024=$50

\ Stock 2: Number of shares outstanding

=4,500

shares\ Price per share on

(1)/(1)/2024=$40

\ Price per share on

(2)/(1)/2024=$25

\ (a). Assume that a stock price-weighted index consisted of the above two stocks with their prices. What are the index values on 1/1/2024 and 2/1/2024 and what is the percentage change in the index value?\ (b). Now assume that the stocks described above are associated with a 2-stock value-weighted index, and not a price weighted index as in part (a). Answer the following questions (i)-(v) given this information:

Stock 1: Number of shares outstanding =6,000 shares Price per share on 1/1/2024=$20 Price per share on 2/1/2024=$50 Stock 2: Number of shares outstanding =4,500 shares Price per share on 1/1/2024=$40 Price per share on 2/1/2024=$25 (a). Assume that a stock price-weighted index consisted of the above two stocks with their prices. What are the index values on 1/1/2024 and 2/1/2024 and what is the percentage chrange in the index value? (b). Now assume that the stocks described above are associated with a 2-stock value-weighted index, and not a price weighted index as in part (a). Answer the following questions (i)-(v) given this information: Stock 1: Number of shares outstanding =6,000 shares Price per share on 1/1/2024=$20 Price per share on 2/1/2024=$50 Stock 2: Number of shares outstanding =4,500 shares Price per share on 1/1/2024=$40 Price per share on 2/1/2024=$25 (a). Assume that a stock price-weighted index consisted of the above two stocks with their prices. What are the index values on 1/1/2024 and 2/1/2024 and what is the percentage chrange in the index value? (b). Now assume that the stocks described above are associated with a 2-stock value-weighted index, and not a price weighted index as in part (a). Answer the following questions (i)-(v) given this information